Timor cuckoo-dove

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Timor cuckoo-dove
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Macropygia
Species:
M. magna
Binomial name
Macropygia magna
Wallace, 1864

The Timor cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Timor, Wetar and the eastern Lesser Sundas. It was previously lumped together with the Tanimbar cuckoo-dove and the Flores Sea cuckoo-dove as the dusky or bar-necked cuckoo-dove. It is rated as a species of  least concern  on the  International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species. [2]

Status and conservation

Since 1988, the Timor cuckoo-dove has been rated as a species of  least concern  on the  IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. This is because although it has a restricted range, the range size is more than 20,000 km2 (7,700 mi2), and because it has a stable population trend. In addition, although its population numbers have not been determined, it is thought to be above 10,000, which is above the criterion to warrant a  vulnerable  rating. It is described to be rarely found on Timor, but commonly found on the  Tanimbar Islands and on the Kalaotoa Island. It is thought to have no major threat. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2019). "Macropygia magna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T154625310A154606250. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T154625310A154606250.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3 .