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Cuckoo-doves
   
   

Fig 1 : Amboyna cuckoo-dove - adult
 

Fig 2 : Amboyna cuckoo-dove - adult
 

Fig 3 : Amboyna cuckoo-dove - immature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pigeons and doves are familiar, stout-bodied birds in the Columbidae family with a worldwide distribution. They primarily feed on fruits, seeds and figs which gives them an important ecological role as seed dispersers. 

Link: Wikipedia

Examples of cuckoo-doves from Southeast Asia:


Figs 1 and 2 :
Amboyna Cuckoo-dove - adult
Macropygia amboinensis
Location : Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea
Habitat :
Hill forest

Fig 3 :
Amboyna Cuckoo-dove - immature
Macropygia amboinensis
Location : Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea
Habitat :
Hill forest