Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia amboinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

35–37 cmLength237 gWeight

The Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis) is a dove in the genus Macropygia found in the Moluccas and New Guinea.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove has been recorded at 36 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea872 records
Sawai Village RoadIndonesia194 records
Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea191 records

More places

Tonga TrailPapua New Guinea126 records
Boystown Road – Bowerbird HillPapua New Guinea100 records
Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea90 records
Kulu RiverPapua New Guinea87 records
Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea87 records
Garu WMAPapua New Guinea76 records
Tabubil-Kiunga Rd – Km 17Papua New Guinea69 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis) is a dove in the genus Macropygia found in the Moluccas and New Guinea. It was one of three new species defined when the slender-billed cuckoo-dove was split up in 2016 and retains the Latin binomial of the former species.

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Questions

How big is the Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove?

The Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove is about 35–37 cm long and weighs around 237 g.

Where does the Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: central Moluccas to New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.