Timor Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia magna) | Details

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: https://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
2016	Not Recognised
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	94,100 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	5.2 years	-	-	-

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	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Indonesia	extant	native	yes
Timor-Leste	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

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

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 (2025) Species factsheet: Timor Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia magna. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/timor-cuckoo-dove-macropygia-magna on 13/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 13/01/2025.