Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia doreyaBonaparte, CLJL, 1854
English (US) Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
The Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia doreya) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Macropygia doreya
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1854
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Macropygia doreya doreya
- Macropygia doreya balim
- Macropygia doreya albiceps
- Macropygia doreya atrata
- Macropygia doreya sanghirensis
- Macropygia doreya albicapilla
- Macropygia doreya sedecima
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1854
- Type locality
- New Guinea.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 39 p.1111
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Timor Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia magna
Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia timorlaoensis
Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia amboinensis
Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia rufipennis
Philippine Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia tenuirostris
Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia emiliana
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia cinnamomea
Barusan Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia modiglianii
Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia nigrirostris
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