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Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia timorlaoensis
Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 237 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 timorlaoensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 237 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family, part of the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas).
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 237 g, with a wing length of about 17.6 cm and a tail of around 18.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3,794 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove?
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is a large bird that weighs around 237 g.
Where does the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove live?
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove belong to?
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove eat?
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove migrate?
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tanimbar 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 Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Tanimbar 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 Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove's range?
The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove has a mapped global range of about 3,794 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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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.