Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia unchall
Shy brown dove of forests with dense understory. Wings and tail are dark brown, and the rest of the body is closer to tan. Males are boldly barred on the chest, and both sexes have a bronzy-green tinge to the nape. Seldom seen out in the open, this species is quick to flee when approached, flying strongly and quickly through dense vegetation. Appears longer-tailed than Spotted Dove and Turtle Dove, both when in flight and on the ground.
识别特征
The barred cuckoo-dove has a buff coloured throat and forehead which becomes pinkish grey at the crown. measures 37 to 41 cm (15 to 16 in) in length, and weighs 153 to 182 g (5.4 to 6.4 oz). Its iris is yellow or pale brown, the beak is black and short, and the feet are red. It has blackish brown upperparts. The back, mantle (between the nape and the starting of the back), rump, wing coverts, and scapulars have reddish brown fringes. The tail is blackish brown, and is heavily barred reddish brown.<p>It is similar to the little cuckoo-dove, but it is much larger and darker, and is black-barred on the mantle, breast, coverts, and tail.
分类信息
German herpetologist Johann Georg Wagler first described the barred cuckoo-dove in 1827. It has three recognized subspecies:
- 学名
- Macropygia unchall
- 命名信息
- (Wagler, 1827)
- 目
- Columbiformes
- 科
- Columbidae
- 属
- Macropygia
分布与栖息地
The barred cuckoo-dove occurs from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia. It inhabits dense subtropical woodlands at altitudes of 800 to 3,000 m (2,600 to 9,800 ft) from sea level, on montane slopes. It prefers clearings and edges of old-growth forests and second growth forests.
- 迁徙
- Complete migrants
行为
The barred cuckoo-dove lives in small flocks.It has a loud kro-uum or u-va vocalization, in which the second note is louder than the first.
保护状况
Since 1998, the barred cuckoo-dove has been listed least concern on the IUCN Red List, because it has a large range—more than 20,000 km2 (7,700 mi2) and the population trend is stable. Also, although its population numbers have not been determined, it is thought to comprise more than 10,000 individuals.
- 种群趋势
- stable
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