Andaman cuckoo-dove

Andaman cuckoo-dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Macropygia
Species: M. rufipennis
Binomial name
Macropygia rufipennis
Blyth, 1846

The Andaman cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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