Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Overview

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia mackinlayi) is a species of Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae) in the order Pigeons and Doves.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Macropygia; binomial: Macropygia mackinlayi; authority: Ramsay, EP, 1878.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Change English name of Macropygia mackinlayi to MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove (Gregory 2009). Restore original English name Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove (IOC 1.0-2.1) to Macropygia mackinlayi. Examination of letters and his diary signed by the subject of the eponym, and other contemporary documents, show that he actually spelled his surname as "McKinlay" contra the species epithet and the spelling of his name by Ramsay in the OD. Restoration of the descriptive adjective reduces confusion.