
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0
Macropygia unchall
Range
The Himalayas to South-east Asia
Size
37–41cm
Weight
153–182g
The barred cuckoo-dove occurs from the Himalayas to South-east Asia. It measures 37–41cm and weighs 153–182g, with a buff throat and forehead that becomes pinkish-grey at the crown. The iris is yellow or pale brown, the bill short and black, and the feet red. The upperparts are blackish-brown, with reddish-brown fringes on the mantle, back, rump, wing coverts and scapulars (Wikipedia, general species account).