Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Dusky Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna) - HBW 4, p. 144
French: Grande Phasianelle
German: Schweiftaube
Spanish: Tórtola-cuco Grande
Other common names: Large/Barred-necked Cuckoo-dove
Taxonomy: Macropygia magna Wallace, 1864, Timor.
May form superspecies with M. amboinensis, M. phasianella, M. rufipennis, M. tenuirostris and M. emiliana, and all six sometimes considered conspecific; various other combinations proposed with present species normally considered to be closest to M. amboinensis and M. phasianella; species limits poorly understood, and further study required in order to clarify precise relationships within this complex. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- macassariensis Wallace, 1865 - SW Sulawesi (possibly) and islands of Tana Keke and Salayar.
- longa Meise, 1930 - Tanahjampea and Kalaotoa (S of Sulawesi).
- magna Wallace, 1864 - E Lesser Sundas, on Timor, Alor, Wetar, Romang, Kisar, Leti, Moa and Sermata.
- timorlaoensis A. B. Meyer, 1884 - Tanimbar Is (Yamdena, Larat, Selaru).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A perched Bird.
Locality Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp timorlaoensis)
mehdhalaouate 25 August 2006 2 years ago 4
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Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
(ssp magna)
Iwein Mauro 22 March 2003 2 years ago 3.5 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
(ssp magna)
Iwein Mauro 22 March 2003 2 years ago 3.5 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
(ssp magna)
Iwein Mauro 22 March 2003 2 years ago 3.5 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
(ssp magna)
Iwein Mauro 22 March 2003 2 years ago 3 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
(ssp magna)
Iwein Mauro 22 March 2003 2 years ago 3 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
(ssp magna)
Iwein Mauro 22 March 2003 2 years ago 2
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