Ruddy cuckoo-dove
| Ruddy cuckoo-dove | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Macropygia |
| Species: | M. emiliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropygia emiliana Bonaparte, 1854 | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Sunda red cuckoo-dove | |
The ruddy cuckoo-dove (Macropygia emiliana) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was split from the slender-billed cuckoo-dove in 2003 and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It has two remaining sub-species:
- M. e. emiliana Bonaparte, 1854 - Java to western Lesser Sunda Islands
- M. e. megala Siebers, 1929 - Kangean Islands
Five former subspecies of the ruddy cuckoo-dove were reassigned by the IOU in 2016:
- M. e. cinnamomea Salvadori, 1892 - Enggano Island was split from the ruddy cuckoo-dove as the Enggano cuckoo-dove.
- M. e. borneensis Robinson & Kloss, 1921 - northern Borneo is now provisionally considered a subspecies of the Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris borneensis).
- M. e. modiglianii Salvadori, 1887 - western Sumatran islands is now considered a subspecies of the Barusan cuckoo-dove.
- M. e. elassa Oberholser, 1912 - Mentawai Islands is now considered a subspecies of the Barusan cuckoo-dove.
- M. e. hypopercna Oberholser, 1912 - Simeulue Island is now considered a subspecies of the Barusan cuckoo-dove.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Macropygia emiliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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