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Brown Cuckoo Dove

Macropygia phasianella

Notes:

One of a pair of doves (?) that are often in the area. Very skittish and shy, hard to get a photo, and usually together. Quite regal and elegant.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia amboinensis Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Brent Dunn
Brent Dunn 11 years ago
Brown Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia phasianella


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2 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Hi Brent! Here's a better picture than the Wikipedia one:
http://www.birdphotos.com.au/Brown%20cuc...

KarzanBlbas
KarzanBlbas 11 years ago

it is so beautiful i see some dove like that but not exactly like that we are called the dove have this color( fau ) the name is one place in Iraq.

Brent Dunn
Spotted by
Brent Dunn

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Oct 26, 2012
Submitted on Oct 26, 2012

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