''Macropygia'' is a genus of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

in the pigeon and dove

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

. The genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves. They are long tailed, range between 27 and 45 cm in length and have brown plumage. The genus ranges from

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and China through

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and the

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and Australia. The genus ''Macropygia'' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson. The name combines the

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''makros'' meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped"). The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...

is the brown cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia phasianella''). The genus contains the following 15 species: * Barred cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia unchall'') * Amboyna cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia amboinensis'') * Sultan's cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia doreya'') * Ruddy cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia emiliana'') * Enggano cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia cinnamomea'') * Barusan cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia modiglianii'') * Timor cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia magna'') * Tanimbar cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia timorlaoensis'') * Flores Sea cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia macassariensis'') *

Philippine cuckoo-dove The Philippine cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia tenuirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Philippines and Taiwan and is rated as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Re ...

(''Macropygia tenuirostris'') * Brown cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia phasianella'') * Andaman cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia rufipennis'') * Bar-tailed cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia nigrirostris'') * MacKinlay's cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia mackinlayi'') * Little cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia ruficeps'') Extinct species: * †

Huahine cuckoo-dove The Huahine cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia arevarevauupa'') is an extinct species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was endemic to French Polynesia where subfossil bones between 750 and 1250 years old have been found at the Fa'ahia early occupatio ...

(''Macropygia arevarevauupa''), from

Huahine Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Leeward Islands group ''(Îles sous le Vent).'' At the 2017 census it had a population of 6,075. ...

in the

Society Islands The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ''Archipel de la Société;'' ty, Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the ...

of French Polynesia * † Marquesan cuckoo-dove (''Macropygia heana'') from the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in ...

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