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Macropygia
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Barred Cuckoo-Dove
- Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
- Genus: Macropygia
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
(Gầm ghì vằn, Macropygia unchall)The barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall) is a bird species in the family Columbidae.
Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Macropygia: the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").
unchall: The inhabitants of Java called the cuckoo-doves Burong-unchall. -
Macropygia
- Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
Macropygia is a genus of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. The genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves.
Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Macropygia: the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").1/ Little cuckoo-dove (Gầm ghì đầu hung, Macropygia ruficeps)
2/ Barred cuckoo-dove (Gầm ghì vằn, Macropygia unchall)