Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Little Cuckoo-Dove

Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps

Described by: Temminck (1834)
Alternate common name(s): Red-faced Cuckoo-Dove, Red-headed Cuckoo-Dove, Lesser Red Cuckoo-Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Frasers Hill, Malaysia - 2002 © Paul Huang 
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Range

Se. Asia and Greater Sundas;
Four major populations and additional small island populations;
(1) Sw. China (s. Yunnan), s. Burma (Tenasserim) and nw. Thailand.
(2) Malaya.
(3) N. Indochina (n. Laos, n. Vietnam).
(4) Borneo.
(5) Sumatra including Nias, Mentawai and Enggano Is.
(6) Simeulue Is. off w. Sumatra.
(7) Java and Bali.
(8) The Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Floresk, Pantar and Timor Is.).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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