Barred Cuckoo-Dove

How to identify

Field marks

1. Wings and tail dark brown
2. Bill short and black; legs and feet red
3. Iris yellow or pale rufous

Male, female and young

Both sexes have a pale green tinge on the nape.

Voice

Loud calls such as “kro-uum” or “u-va”, with the second note louder than the first.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Thailand, India, Vietnam

Barred Cuckoo-Dove has been recorded at 249 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Khao Yai NPThailand294 records
2. Nameri National Park & SurroundingsIndia192 records
3. Mahananda WLS – Rongtong and Shivakhola ForestIndia188 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandIndiaVietnamChinaIndonesiaBhutanCambodiaMalaysia

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 barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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