Barusan cuckoo-dove
Appearance
Barusan cuckoo-dove | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Macropygia |
Species: | M. modiglianii
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Binomial name | |
Macropygia modiglianii Salvadori, 1887
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Subspecies | |
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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.[1][2]
Three subspecies are recognised, each endemic to a specific island:[2]
- M. m. modiglianii Salvadori, 1887 – Nias Island
- M. m. elassa Oberholser, 1912 – Mentawai Islands
- M. m. hypopercna Oberholser, 1912 – Simeulue Island
References
[edit]- ^ Ng, E.Y.X.; Eaton, J.A.; Verbelen, P.; Hutchinson, R.O.; Rheindt, F.E. (2016). "Using bioacoustic data to test species limits in an Indo-Pacific island radiation of Macropygia cuckoo doves". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 118 (4): 786–812. doi:10.1111/bij.12768.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 March 2020.