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Little Cuckoo-Dove

Pigeons & Doves

Macropygia ruficeps

Also known as: Little Cuckoo Dove

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit, seeds and berries

Habitat

Montane and hill forest, forest edge

Range

South and Southeast Asia

Clutch size

1 egg

Incubation period

About 14–15 days

Size

Small (25–28cm)

Wingspan

~35–40cm

Weight

~70–100g

A small, warm rufous-brown cuckoo dove with a rufous crown and long tail, more a bird of hill and montane forest than the lowlands.

Common in Borneo's mountain forests, moving quietly through the understorey and lower canopy while feeding on small fruits and seeds.

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