Macropygia

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Macropygia
File:Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove.png
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove, New Guinea.
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Macropygia
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Macropygia is a genus of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. The genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves. They are long tailed, range between 27–45 cm in length and have brown plumage. The genus ranges from India and China through Indonesia and the Philippines to Vanuatu and Australia.

Taxonomy

Species

It contains the following living species:

• Barred Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia unchall
• Andaman Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia rufipennis
• Barusan Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia modiglianii
• Philippine Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia tenuirostris
• Enggano Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia cinnamomea
• Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia emiliana
• Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia doreya
• Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia macassariensis
• Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove / Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia amboinensis
• Timor Cuckoo-Dove / Bar-necked Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia magna
• Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia timorlaoensis
• Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella
• Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia nigrirostris
• MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia mackinlayi
• Little Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia ruficeps

Extinct species:

• †Huahine Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia arevarevauupa), from Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia

References

This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera.