Macropygia is a genus of bird

Bird

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 in the pigeon and dove family

Family (biology)

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

Plumage

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. The genus ranges from India

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 and China

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 through Indonesia

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 and the Philippines

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 to Vanuatu

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 and Australia

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.

It contains the following living species:

• Barred Cuckoo-Dove
  Barred Cuckoo-dove
  The Barred Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
  
   (Macropygia unchall)
• Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
  Andaman Cuckoo-dove
  The Andaman Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to India, but becoming rare due to habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
   (Macropygia rufipennis)
• Philippine Cuckoo-Dove
  Philippine Cuckoo-dove
  The Philippine Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in the Philippines and Taiwan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
   (Macropygia tenuirostris)
• Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove
  Ruddy Cuckoo-dove
  The Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.- References :* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
   (Macropygia emiliana)
• Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
• Bar-necked Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia magna)
• Little Cuckoo-Dove
  Little Cuckoo-dove
  The Little Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...
  
   (Macropygia ruficeps)
• Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris)
• MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove
  Mackinlay's Cuckoo-dove
  The Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove , also known as Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove, is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.-References:...
  
   (Macropygia mackinlayi)

Extinct species:

• †Huahine Cuckoo-Dove
  Huahine Cuckoo-dove
  The Huahine Cuckoo-dove is an extinct species of bird in the Columbidae family. It was endemic to French Polynesia where subfossil bones between 750 and 1250 years old have found at the Fa'ahia early occupation site on Huahine in the Society Islands.-References:* Kirchman, Jeremy J.; & Steadman,...
  
   (Macropygia arevarevauupa), from Huahine
  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 . The island has a population of about 6,000.-Geography:...
  
   in the Society Islands
  Society Islands
  The Society Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is generally believed to have been named by Captain James Cook in honor of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands;...
  
   of French Polynesia
  French Polynesia
  French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...