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Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia phasianella(Temminck, 1821)
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- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Macropygia
At a glance
The Brown Cuckoo-Dove is a large bird, about 39–45 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 39–45 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Brown Cuckoo-Dove look like?
The Brown Cuckoo-Dove is a large bird, about 39–45 cm long and weighing 163–272 g.
The brown cuckoo-dove is a dove in the genus Macropygia found in Australia from Weipa and Aurukun in the north to Bega in the south, and most inland at Atherton and Toowoomba. It is sometimes called the "brown pigeon" or "pheasant pigeon", but both terms are best avoided, as they can lead to confusion with the brown doves and the true pheasant pigeon. It was one of three new species defined when the slender-billed cuckoo-dove was split in 2016.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Brown Cuckoo-Dove?
The Brown Cuckoo-Dove is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Tim · Sydney NSW, Australia
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Thomas Mesaglio · Burrawan State Forest, around 'Old Bottlebutt', New South Wales
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Thomas Mesaglio · Queens Lake Nature Reserve, New South Wales
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Thomas Mesaglio · Queens Lake Nature Reserve, New South Wales
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Brown Cuckoo-Dove eat?
The Brown Cuckoo-Dove feeds on fruit and seeds, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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