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The Amboyna cuckoo-dove is typically about 35–37 centimetres (14–15 in) long. Males tend to have a slight rose/green colouration on their nape and neck. In Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, many subspecies have whitish underparts, fine dark barring below and/or a whitish cap. The call of this dove is a very loud "whoop-a whoop" with some differences depending on the subspecies involved.
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When to see the Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia.
About the Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove
The Amboyna cuckoo-dove is a dove in the genus Macropygia found in the Moluccas and New Guinea. It was one of three new species defined when the slender-billed cuckoo-dove was split up in 2016 and retains the Latin binomial of the former species.[1]
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Easily confused with
Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisThe Philippine cuckoo-dove is a large cuckoo-dove that measures 38.5 centimetres (15.2 in) in length, and weighs 157 to 191 g (5.5 to 6.7 oz).
Sultan's Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia doreyaThey are typically about 35–37 centimetres (14–15 in) long.
Bar-tailed Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia nigrirostrisThe bar-tailed cuckoo-dove measures 29 centimetres (11 in) in length.
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