Pigeons, Doves

Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia amboinensis

The Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis) is a 237 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

237 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia, ZZ.

Where to see it: Varirata National Park (Papua New Guinea); Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea); Kumul Lodge (Papua New Guinea); Ambua Lodge (Papua New Guinea); Pacific Adventist University (Papua New Guinea).

Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist