Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia rufipennisBlyth, E, 1846
English (US) Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
The Andaman Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia rufipennis) 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 rufipennis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Macropygia rufipennis andamanica
- Macropygia rufipennis rufipennis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1846
- Type locality
- Southern Nicobars.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15, no.173 p.371
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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