Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia nigrirostris
Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 90.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Macropygia
- Species nigrirostris
Where it lives
Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., northwestern New Guinea), New Guinea, Karkar (north of northeastern New Guinea), Goodenough and Fergusson (D'Entrecasteaux Arch., east of southeastern New Guinea) and eastern Bismarck Arch.
Quick facts
- Weight
- 90.1 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family, part of the order Columbiformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea, Karkar (n of ne New Guinea), Goodenough and Fergusson (D'Entrecasteaux Arch., e of se New Guinea) and e Bismarck Arch.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 90.1 g, with a wing length of about 14.7 cm and a tail of around 13.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 647,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove?
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 90.1 g.
Where does the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove live?
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea, Karkar (n of ne New Guinea), Goodenough and Fergusson (D'Entrecasteaux Arch., e of se New Guinea) and e Bismarck Arch, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove belong to?
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove eat?
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove migrate?
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove's range?
The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove has a mapped global range of about 647,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Columbidae
A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.