Macropygia

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.

Macropygia
Slender-billed cuckoo-dove, New Guinea.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Subfamily: Columbinae
Genus: Macropygia
Swainson, 1837
Species

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The genus Macropygia was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").[2] The type species is the brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella).[3]

The genus contains the following 15 species:[4]

Extinct species:

References
  1. Swainson, William John (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. Volume 2. London: John Taylor. pp. 348–349.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. Schodde, R.; Mason, I.J. (1997). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). Volume 37.2. CSIRO publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-643-06037-1.
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 March 2020.


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