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Little Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia ruficeps (Temminck, CJ 1835)

The little cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is a reddish brown pigeon, and is found in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is rated as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Macropygia
Scientific:
  Macropygia ruficeps

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1835)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.95 pl.561

Protonym:
  Columba ruficeps

Type locality:
  Java and Sumatra, restricted type locality, Java.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  890C54C34F1F346F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-890C54C3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/890C54C3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177208

Geographic range:

  • Macropygia ruficeps ruficeps: Java and Bali
  • Macropygia ruficeps assimilis: southern Myanmar, northwestern Thailand, and far southwestern China (Yunnan)
  • Macropygia ruficeps engelbachi: northwestern Vietnam (western Tonkin) and northern Laos
  • Macropygia ruficeps malayana: Malay Peninsula
  • Macropygia ruficeps simalurensis: Simeulue (off Sumatra)
  • Macropygia ruficeps sumatrana: Sumatra
  • Macropygia ruficeps nana: Borneo and Sibatik Island
  • Macropygia ruficeps orientalis: Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, and Flores; populations from Sumba through Timor may be undescribed taxon
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Little Cuckoo-Dove
Catalan:
Tórtora-cucut menuda
Czech:
holub světleoký
Danish:
Lille Gøgedue
German:
Sundataube
Spanish:
Tórtola cuco chica
Spanish (Spain):
Tórtola Cuco Chica
Finnish:
pikkukäkikyyhky
French:
Phasianelle à tête rousse
Croatian:
riđoglava grlica
Hungarian:
piroskabátos kakukkgalamb
Italian:
Tortora cuculo minore
Japanese (romaji):
himeonagabato
Japanese:
ヒメオナガバト
Lithuanian:
Mažasis gegutinis purplelis
Dutch:
Kleine Koekoeksduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nymfegaukdue
Norwegian:
Nymfegjøkdue
Polish:
kasztanówka mała
Portuguese:
Pombo-cuco-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal):
Rola-cuco-pequena
Russian:
Малая кукушковая горлица
Slovak:
hrdlica klinochvostá
Serbian:
Mali kukavičji golub
Swedish:
mindre gökduva
Ukrainian:
Горлиця яванська
Chinese:
小鹃鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
小赤鵑鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Phasianelle à tête rousse ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Phasianelle à tête rousse ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Little Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Little Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Little Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Little Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Little Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Little Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Little Cuckoo-dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Little Cuckoo-Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Little Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia ruficeps) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Macropygia ruficeps [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Macropygia ruficeps [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Macropygia ruficeps [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Macropygia ruficeps [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Tórtora-cucut menuda
Czech: Holub cervenolící, holub světleoký
Danish: Lille Gøgedue
German: Kleine Kuckuckstaube, Rotmanteltaube, Sundataube
English: Lesser Cuckoo Dove, Lesser red cuckoo dove, Lesser Red Cuckoo-Dove, Little Cuckoo Dove, Little Cuckoo-Dove
English, HBW: Little Cuckoo-dove
English (IOC): Little Cuckoo-Dove
English (United States): Little Cuckoo-Dove
Esperanto: Malgranda kukolkolombo
Spanish: Tórtola Cuco Chica, Tórtola-cuco Chica
Spanish (Spain): Tórtola Cuco Chica
Spanish (HBW): Little Cuckoo-Dove
Estonian: väike-kägutuvi
Finnish: Pikkukäkikyyhky
French: Phasianelle à tête rousse
Croatian: riđoglava grlica
Hungarian: piroskabátos kakukkgalamb
Indonesian: Burung Uncal Kouran, Kouran, Uncal Kouran
Italian: Tortora cuculo minore
Japanese (romaji): hime o-naga bato, himeonagabato
Japanese: ヒメオナガバト
Japanese (Kanji): 姫尾長鳩
Scientific: Columba ruficeps, Macropygia ruficeps, Macropygia ruficeps ruficeps
Lithuanian: Mažasis gegutinis purplelis
Malay: Burung Tekukur Api
Dutch: Kleine Koekoeksduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nymfegaukdue
Norwegian: Nymfegjøkdue
Polish: kasztanówka mala, kasztanówka mała
Pinyin: xiǎo chì juān-jiū, xiǎo juān-jiū, zōng-tóu juān-jiū, zōng-tóu xiǎo juān-jiū
Portuguese: Pombo-cuco-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal): Rola-cuco-pequena
Russian: Малая кукушковая горлица
Slovak: Holub klinochvostý, hrdlica klinochvostá
Serbian: Mali kukavičji golub
Swedish: Mindre gökduva
Thai: นกเขาโนรีเล็ก, นกเขาตู้เล็ก, นกเขาลายเล็ก
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰăw laay lék, nók kʰăw noo-rii lék, nók kʰăw tûu lék
Turkish: Küçük guguk kumrusu
Ukrainian: Горлиця яванська
Vietnamese: Chim Gầm ghì đầu hung, Gầm ghì đầu hung
Chinese: 小赤鹃鸠, 小鹃鸠, 棕头小鹃鸠, 棕头鹃鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 小赤鵑鳩, 小鵑鳩, 棕頭小鵑鳩, 棕頭鵑鳩

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