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| + | [[Image:Barred_Cuckoo_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''tusalia''<br />Photo by {{user|Kshounish+Sankar+Ray|Kshounish Sankar Ray}}<br /> Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, [[India]], October 2009]] | ||
;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] unchall | ;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] unchall | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:IMG 1094bf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''minor''<br />Photo by {{user|paux|paux}}<br />West Fujian, [[China]], January 2018]] | |
| + | 37–41 cm (14½-16 in)<br /> | ||
| + | *Buff forehead and throat | ||
| + | *Pinkish-grey crown | ||
| + | *Green ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and nape | ||
*Upperparts barred black and chestnut | *Upperparts barred black and chestnut | ||
| − | *Iridescent green | + | *Iridescent green or purplish-pink neck |
*Long tail | *Long tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Burma]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Burma]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | [[Image:IMG 0978aa.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/67980/cat/500 Rookery]'''<br />[[Bali]], August 2012]] | |
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''M. u. tusalia'': | *''M. u. tusalia'': | ||
:*[[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to Assam, south-western [[China]] and [[Burma]]) | :*[[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to Assam, south-western [[China]] and [[Burma]]) | ||
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:*Mountains of [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], Lombok and Flores | :*Mountains of [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], Lombok and Flores | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Dense evergreen forest and secondary jungle. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists of fruits, seeds, berries acorns, shoots, small drupes and buds. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
The nest is a large platform of twigs; the single egg, which is slightly glossy or cream, sometimes has a small number of olive-yellow speckles and spots, is incubated for 16 days; the young fledging 19 days later. | The nest is a large platform of twigs; the single egg, which is slightly glossy or cream, sometimes has a small number of olive-yellow speckles and spots, is incubated for 16 days; the young fledging 19 days later. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018) | ||
#Answers.com | #Answers.com | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 8 February 2018
Subspecies tusalia
Photo by Kshounish Sankar Ray
Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India, October 2009
Photo by Kshounish Sankar Ray
Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India, October 2009
- Macropygia unchall
Identification
37–41 cm (14½-16 in)
- Buff forehead and throat
- Pinkish-grey crown
- Green ear-coverts and nape
- Upperparts barred black and chestnut
- Iridescent green or purplish-pink neck
- Long tail
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. u. tusalia:
- M. u. minor:
- M. u. unchall:
- Mountains of Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lombok and Flores
Habitat
Dense evergreen forest and secondary jungle.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of fruits, seeds, berries acorns, shoots, small drupes and buds.
Breeding
The nest is a large platform of twigs; the single egg, which is slightly glossy or cream, sometimes has a small number of olive-yellow speckles and spots, is incubated for 16 days; the young fledging 19 days later.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
- Answers.com
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Cuckoo-Dove
