Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia mackinlayiRamsay, EP, 1878
English (US) Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove
The Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia mackinlayi) 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 mackinlayi
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Macropygia mackinlayi arossi
- Macropygia mackinlayi mackinlayi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1878
- Type locality
- Tanna Island
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 p.286
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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