Macropygia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Columbimorphae
Ordo: Columbiformes

Familia: Columbidae
Subfamilia: Columbinae
Genus: Macropygia
Species: M. amboinensis - M. emiliana - M. mackinlayi - M. magna - M. nigrirostris - M. phasianella - M. ruficeps - M. rufipennis - M. tenuirostris - M. unchall
Name

Macropygia Swainson, 1837
References

Swainson, 1837. On the natural history and classification of birds. 2 p.348

Macropygia is a genus of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. The genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves. They are long tailed, range between 27 and 45 cm in length and have brown plumage. The genus now ranges from India and China through Indonesia and the Philippines to Vanuatu and Australia, though they originated from North and South America.[2]

The genus Macropygia was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson.[3] The name combines the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").[4] The type species is the brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella).[5]

The genus contains the following 15 species:[6]

Barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
Sultan's cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya)
Ruddy cuckoo-dove (Macropygia emiliana)
Enggano cuckoo-dove (Macropygia cinnamomea)
Barusan cuckoo-dove (Macropygia modiglianii)
Timor cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna)
Tanimbar cuckoo-dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis)
Flores Sea cuckoo-dove (Macropygia macassariensis)
Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)
Brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella)
Andaman cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
Bar-tailed cuckoo-dove (Macropygia nigrirostris)
MacKinlay's cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi)
Little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)

Extinct species:

† Huahine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia arevarevauupa), from Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia; the youngest evidence of presence was dated 750 and 1250 years old
† Marquesan cuckoo-dove (Macropygia heana) from the Marquesas Islands

References

"Columbidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
Boyd, Bret M.; Nguyen, Nam-Phuong; Allen, Julie M.; Waterhouse, Robert M.; Vo, Kyle B.; Sweet, Andrew D.; Clayton, Dale H.; Bush, Sarah E.; Shapiro, Michael D.; Johnson, Kevin P. (2022-03-09). "Long-distance dispersal of pigeons and doves generated new ecological opportunities for host-switching and adaptive radiation by their parasites" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289 (1970). bioRxiv 10.1101/2021.08.02.454751. doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.0042. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 8905168. PMID 35259992. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
Swainson, William John (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. Vol. 2. London: John Taylor. pp. 348–349.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Schodde, R.; Mason, I.J. (1997). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). Vol. 37. CSIRO publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-643-06037-1.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 March 2020.