Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Barred Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall) - HBW 4, p. 143
French: Phasianelle onchall
German: Bindenschwanztaube
Spanish: Tórtola-cuco Unchal
Other common names: Bar-tailed/Long-tailed/Large/Larger Indian/Larger Malay Cuckoo-dove
Taxonomy: Columba Unchall Wagler, 1827, no locality.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tusalia (Blyth, 1843) - Himalayas from Kashmir and Garhwal E to Assam, Sichuan and SW Yunnan, and S in hills of Myanmar to Shan States.
- minor Swinhoe, 1870 - mountains of SE China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan) S to C Vietnam (Annam), Laos and N Thailand.
- unchall (Wagler, 1827) - montane areas of Malay Peninsula, through Sumatra and Java to Bali, Lombok and Flores.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging in a tree Locality Lingmethang Road, Bhutan (ssp tusalia)
Josh Engel 12 April 2008 3 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
high in a tree Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp minor)
Daniêl Jimenez 30 December 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 3.6
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A perched male.
Locality Punakha District, Bhutan (ssp tusalia)
Ken Havard 12 April 2011 1 day ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.3 -
Adult male.
Locality Plzen Zoo, Plzen, Plzen Region, Czech Republic
Tomasz Doroń 24 October 2011 8 weeks ago 3.3 -
A female feeding on small fruits
Locality Lingmethang Road, Bhutan (ssp tusalia)
Arthur Grosset 7 April 2008 2 years ago 0
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Calls by one bird. Locality Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 14 March 2011 20 weeks ago 3.5
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