cuckoo-dove

cuckoo-dove
noun /ˈkʊkuːˌdʌv/lang=en
Any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia and Reinwardtoena of the pigeon family.

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  • Cuckoo dove — Cuckoo Cuck oo (k[oo^]k [=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cuckoo-dove — /ˈkʊku dʌv/ (say koohkooh duv) noun any of various pigeons superficially resembling cuckoos, such as the brown cuckoo dove, Macropygia amboinensis, of east coast Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia …  

  • cuckoo-dove — gegutiniai purpleliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Macropygia angl. cuckoo dove vok. Kuckuckstaube, f rus. кукушковая горлица, f pranc. phasianelle, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – karveliai siauresnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • cuckoo dove — noun : any of several large chiefly ground dwelling doves of a genus (Macropygia) distinguished by an elongated graduated tail, widely distributed in southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Australia, and feeding chiefly on seeds, small fruits,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brown Cuckoo-dove — Taxobox name = Brown Cuckoo dove status = LC status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Macropygia species = M. phasianella binomial = Macropygia phasianella… …   Wikipedia

  • Ruddy Cuckoo-dove — Taxobox name = Ruddy Cuckoo dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Macropygia species = M. emiliana binomial = Macropygia emiliana binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Mackinlay's Cuckoo-dove — Taxobox name = Mackinlay s Cuckoo dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Macropygia species = M. mackinlayi binomial = Macropygia mackinlayi… …   Wikipedia

  • Dusky Cuckoo-dove — Taxobox name = Dusky Cuckoo dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Macropygia species = M. magna binomial = Macropygia magna binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Black-billed Cuckoo-dove — Taxobox name = Black billed Cuckoo dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Macropygia species = M. nigrirostris binomial = Macropygia… …   Wikipedia

  • Little Cuckoo-dove — Taxobox name = Little Cuckoo dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Macropygia species = M. ruficeps binomial = Macropygia ruficeps binomial… …   Wikipedia

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