Andaman cuckoo-dove

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Andaman cuckoo-dove
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Andaman cuckoo-dove female and male from Mount Harriet National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Macropygia
Species:
M. rufipennis
Binomial name
Macropygia rufipennis
Blyth, 1846

The Andaman cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Macropygia rufipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22690549A118430734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22690549A118430734.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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