How big is a Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove?

The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 237 g.

Where can you see a Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove?

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

What birds look similar to a Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove?

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

Is the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove endangered?

The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia timorlaoensis

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis) is a legendary doves and pigeon found only in Indonesia, weighing about 237 g. The Tanimbar cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats fruitforest237 g

Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis), photo 2 — Photo: desertnaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis), photo 3 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis), photo 4 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis), photo 5 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis), photo 6 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove

The Tanimbar cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia. It was previously grouped together with the Timor cuckoo-dove and the Flores Sea cuckoo-dove as the dusky or bar-necked cuckoo-dove.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove look like?: The Tanimbar cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
How big is a Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove?: The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 237 g.
Where can you see a Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove?: The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove?: The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is most easily confused with the Timor Cuckoo-Dove, the Barusan Cuckoo-Dove and the Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove.
Is the Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove endangered?: The Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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