Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove [SEP] parent taxon
Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove
The Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove ("Macropygia mackinlayi"), also known as the spot-breasted cuckoo-dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It is rated as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species.
Taxonomy.
The species is named after the Scottish naturalist Archibald Mackinlay.
Description.
paler head and underparts of the Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove. The underparts of the female bar-tailed cuckoo-dove are rufous-buff but the feathers are not bifurcated and the breast lacks the black speckling of Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove.
Status and conservation.
Since 1998, the Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove has been rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. This is because it has a very large range—more than 20,000 km