Macropygia ruficeps malayana

(Chasen & Kloss, 1931)

Vernacular names
English : Little cuckoo-dove
French : Phasianelle à tête rousse

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Notes : 7 other subspecies known

Identification
Rich brown plumage with chestnut to beige tinge on breast, darker wings. Bright rufous cap, bluish eye-ring and clear eyes, green iridescence on neck. Females with black-spotted breast.

Range and habitat
Subspecies endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. Found in lower montane and hill forests, forest edges and cultivated areas with trees, from 300 to 2500 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is adaptable and locally very common. It can live in modified habitats and has a very broad altitudinal range. No conservation breeding programs are in place or needed.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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