Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1854

38 cmLength177 gWeight

It is a large, shy cuckoo-dove with a rufous head and bright red legs and feet, often foraging in dense forest.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Philippines, Malaysia

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Head cinnamon-rufous
Nape and sides of breast with pinkish-purple metallic gloss and black spots
Iris red; bill rufous
Legs and feet bright red

Male, female and young

Female has a pale yellowish-rufous nape with black markings and barring; juvenile resembles female, with more barring.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Philippines, Malaysia

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove has been recorded at 59 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mt. Tagubud, New BataanPhilippines368 records
Jariel's Peak – Restaurant, Bgy. Magsaysay, InfantaPhilippines292 records
Lake HolonPhilippines229 records

More places

Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park – Mid-level TrailsPhilippines118 records
Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park – Del Monte LodgePhilippines89 records
Mt. Talomo – 1200masl, Davao CityPhilippines88 records
Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park – SumilaoPhilippines87 records
Pasonanca Natural Park, Zamboanga City – BalunoPhilippines85 records
Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, SibulanPhilippines78 records
Palo Alto, BarasPhilippines77 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Philippines Malaysia

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

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