Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia phasianella
Summary 2
The Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove, or Brown Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis) is a dove in the genus Macropygia. In Australia, it is sometimes called "Brown Pigeon" or "Pheasant Pigeon", but both are best avoided, as they can lead to confusion with the brown doves and the true Pheasant Pigeon. The taxonomy of the Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove is disputed, and some authorities split it into two species: M. amboinensis (Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove) of eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, and M. phasianella...
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