Timor Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia magna
A large, long-necked, long-tailed dove with a dark rufous-brown back, wings, and tail that are extensively barred. Paler rufous on the head and buffier below, with extensive barring in male birds, though female and juvenile birds are only faintly barred or lack barring below. Singles, pairs, and groups occur within canopy of forest and forest edge in the lowlands and foothills. Unlike Little Cuckoo-Dove, the larger Timor Cuckoo-Dove shows noticeable barring above (and below in males). Gives a short, three-note burry call, rising at first, then falling on last notes: “whoOP-woo-hoo.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Macropygia magna
- Authority
- Wallace, 1864
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Macropygia
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
Since 1988, the Timor cuckoo-dove has been rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. This is because although it has a restricted range, the range size is more than 20,000 km2 (7,700 mi2), and because it has a stable population trend. In addition, although its population numbers have not been determined, it is thought to be above 10,000, which is above the criterion to warrant a vulnerable rating. It is described to be rarely found on Timor, but commonly found on the Tanimbar Islands and on the Kalaotoa Island. It is thought to have no major threat.
- Population trend
- stable
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