Where can you see a Barusan Cuckoo-Dove?

The Barusan Cuckoo-Dove is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Barusan Cuckoo-Dove?

The Barusan Cuckoo-Dove is most easily confused with the Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove, the Enggano Cuckoo-Dove and the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove.

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia modiglianii

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii) is a legendary doves and pigeon found only in Indonesia. The Barusan cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Not EvaluatedLegendaryEndemic

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii), photo 1 — Photo: CaracalShan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii), photo 2 — Photo: CaracalShan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii), photo 3 — Photo: CaracalShan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii), photo 4 — Photo: (c) CaracalShan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia modiglianii), photo 5 — Photo: (c) CaracalShan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Barusan Cuckoo-Dove

The Barusan cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found on three of the western Sumatran islands.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: March, June, July, August, September, November, December, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Barusan Cuckoo-Dove look like?: The Barusan cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Where can you see a Barusan Cuckoo-Dove?: The Barusan Cuckoo-Dove is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Barusan Cuckoo-Dove?: The Barusan Cuckoo-Dove is most easily confused with the Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove, the Enggano Cuckoo-Dove and the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove.

Learn the Barusan Cuckoo-Dove for real

BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.

Play BeakBrain

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.