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Macropygia macassariensis

Identification

Smaller than Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Distribution

Found in south-western Sulawesi, Tanakeke and Salayar islands and easter Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Formerly included in Dusky Cuckoo-Dove.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• M. m. macassariensis:

• South-western Sulawesi, Tanakeke and Salayar islands

• M. m. longa:

• Eastern Lesser Sundas (Tanahjampea and Kalatoa)

Behaviour

A shy bird.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Avibase
4. Wikipedia
5. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Flores_Sea_Cuckoo-Dove

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