Andaman cuckoo-dove

The Andaman cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Andaman cuckoo-dove
Andaman cuckoo-dove female and male from Mount Harriet National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Macropygia
Species:
M. rufipennis
Binomial name
Macropygia rufipennis
Blyth, 1846

It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Macropygia rufipennis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22690549A118430734. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22690549A118430734.en. Downloaded on 01 January 2019.


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