Timor Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna) - BirdLife species factsheet

Timor Cuckoo-dove Macropygia magna

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Following extensive museum work appraising morphological differences, in addition to differences in vocalisations (Ng et al. 2016, Eaton et al. 2016) , Dusky Cuckoo-dove has been split into Timor Cuckoo-dove M. magna, Flores Sea Cuckoo-dove M. macassariensis and Tanimbar Cuckoo-dove M. timorlaoensis.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2019. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 4. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v4_Dec19.zip.

IUCN Red list criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2019	Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	Medium
Land mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	94,100
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	Stable		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	5.2	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified due to recent taxonomic splits.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Indonesia	N	Extant	Yes
Timor-Leste	N	Extant	Yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Timor-Leste	Lore
Timor-Leste	Mount Paitchau and Lake Iralalaro
Timor-Leste	Jaco Island
Timor-Leste	Monte Mak Fahik - Sarim
Timor-Leste	Tilomar
Timor-Leste	Atauro Island
Timor-Leste	Sungai Klere
Indonesia	Bipolo
Indonesia	Camplong
Indonesia	Gunung Timau
Indonesia	Gunung Mutis
Indonesia	Oenasi
Indonesia	Buat - Soe
Indonesia	Pulau Damar
Indonesia	Pulau Romang
Indonesia	Kepulauan Lemola
Indonesia	Gunung Arnau
Timor-Leste	Fatumasin
Timor-Leste	Be Malae

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Macropygia magna. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/02/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/02/2023.