Information about Macropygia

Macropygia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Macropygia
Swainson, 1837
Species


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Macropygia is a genus of bird in the Columbidae family.

It contains the following species:
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Columbiformes
Latham, 1790

Families
  • Columbidae
  • Raphidae


The bird order Columbiformes includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues
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Columbidae

Subfamilies

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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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William John Swainson FLS, FRS (October 8, 1789 - December 6, 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist.

Swainson was born in Dover Place, St.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Columbidae

Subfamilies

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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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M. unchall

Binomial name
Macropygia unchall
(Wagler, 1827)

The Barred Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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M. rufipennis

Binomial name
Macropygia rufipennis
Blyth, 1846

The Andaman Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to India.
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M. tenuirostris

Binomial name
Macropygia tenuirostris
Bonaparte, 1854

The Philippine Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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M. emiliana

Binomial name
Macropygia emiliana
Bonaparte, 1854

The Ruddy Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia emiliana) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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M. phasianella

Binomial name
Macropygia phasianella
(Temminck, 1821)

The Brown Cuckoo-dove, Macropygia phasianella, is a dove in the genus Macropygia.
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M. magna

Binomial name
Macropygia magna
Wallace, 1864

The Dusky Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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M. ruficeps

Binomial name
Macropygia ruficeps
(Temminck, 1834)

The Little Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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M. nigrirostris

Binomial name
Macropygia nigrirostris
Salvadori, 1875

The Black-billed Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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M. mackinlayi

Binomial name
Macropygia mackinlayi
Ramsay, 1878

The Mackinlay's Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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