Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii)
About the Barusan Cuckoo-Dove
The Barusan cuckoo-dove (Macropygia modiglianii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found on three of the western Sumatran islands. The Barusan cuckoo-dove was formerly considered as a subspecies of the ruddy cuckoo-dove. It was promoted to species status based on the results of an acoustic study published in 2016. Three subspecies are recognised, each endemic to a specific island: M. m. modiglianii Salvadori, 1887 – Nias Island M. m. elassa Oberholser, 1912 – Mentawai Islands M. m. hypopercna Oberholser, 1912 – Simeulue Island.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Sultan's Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia doreyarecording
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