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Subspecies tusalia
Photo © by Kshounish Sankar Ray
Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India, October 2009

Macropygia unchall

Identification

Subspecies minor
Photo © by paux
West Fujian, China, January 2018

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

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by the late Rookery
Bali, August 2012

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

M. u. tusalia:

Himalayas (Kashmir to Assam, south-western China and Burma)

M. u. minor:

Mountains of south-eastern China to Vietnam, Laos, northern Thailand and Hainan

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., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
Answers.com
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Barred Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Cuckoo-Dove

External Links

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+;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] unchall
-;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] unchall
 ==Identification==
-cm. Upper parts barred black with chestnut, display plumage iridescent green and violet, long tail.
+[[Image:IMG 1094bf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''minor''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|paux|paux}}<br />West Fujian, [[China]], January 2018]]
+–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
+*Iridescent green or purplish-pink neck
+*Long tail
 ==Distribution==
-[[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].
+[[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br />
+'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Burma]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-There are 3 subspecies
+====Subspecies====
-* ''M u unchall''
+[[Image:IMG 0978aa.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/67980/cat/500 Rookery]'''<br />[[Bali]], August 2012]]
-* ''M u minor''
+There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
-* ''M u tusalia''
+*''M. u. tusalia'':
+:*[[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to Assam, south-western [[China]] and [[Burma]])
+*''M. u. minor'':
+:*Mountains of south-eastern [[China]] to [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], northern [[Thailand]] and Hainan
+*''M. u. unchall'':
+:*Mountains of [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], Lombok and Flores
 ==Habitat==
-Boreal forest and moist lowland forests.
+Dense evergreen forest and secondary jungle.
 ==Behaviour==
-The diet includes fruits, seeds and berries.
+====Diet====
+The diet consists of fruits, seeds, berries acorns, shoots, small drupes and buds.
-The nest is a large platform of twigs; 1 slightly glossy or cream, occasionally with a small number of olive-yellow speckles and spots, egg is laid and incubated for 16 days; the young fledge after 19 days.
+====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==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct24}}#Avibase
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
+#Answers.com
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Macropygia+unchall}}
-*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=704&Bird_Image_ID=25017&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
+{{GS-checked}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Macropygia]]
+*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/asiabirds/barredcuckoo-dove.html Arthur Grosset's Birds]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Macropygia]]