Where can you see an Enggano Cuckoo-Dove?

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

What birds look similar to an Enggano Cuckoo-Dove?

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

Is the Enggano Cuckoo-Dove endangered?

The Enggano Cuckoo-Dove is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia cinnamomea

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

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

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemic

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia cinnamomea), photo 1 — Photo: Galih Alamsyah · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia cinnamomea), photo 2 — Photo: Galih Alamsyah · CC BY 4.0

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia cinnamomea), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Galih Alamsyah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

The Enggano cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Enggano Island in Indonesia. Until 2016, it was considered a subspecies of the ruddy cuckoo-dove.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

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

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