- Macropygia phasianella
Identification
39–45 cm (15¼-17¾ in)
- Rust brown plumage
- Rose or green tint to neck
- Pale eye streak
- Red eyering
- Blue-grey iris
- Chestnut cap
- Red legs and feet
- Long tail
Distribution
Coastal eastern Australia (Cape York to eastern Victoria).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly considered conspecific with Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove under the name Macropygia amboinensis.
Two subspecies, quinkan and robinsoni are not generally recognised[2].
Habitat
Scrubland and rainforest; particularly at forest edges, clearings and in secondary forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of seeds and fruit with the addition of some berries.
Breeding
They build a platform nest from sticks and vines. The single cream white egg is incubated by both parents for 18 days; both parents care for the young.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
- Wikipedia
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Brown Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Brown_Cuckoo-Dove
