Wildlifeof Thailand
Little Cuckoo-Dove
Columbidae
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Macropygia ruficeps
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, berries and seeds
Habitat
Forest, scrub and forest edge
Range
South and Southeast Asia
Size
27–30cm
The little cuckoo-dove is a small, slim pigeon with a long graduated tail. Males are largely reddish-brown and females browner with stronger barring. It ranges through South and Southeast Asia in forest, scrub and edges, including montane habitats. Birds feed quietly on fruit, berries and seeds in trees and bushes, usually alone or in pairs, and reveal themselves with a soft repeated coo (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Little Cuckoo-Dove eat?
- Fruit, berries and seeds
- What habitat does the Little Cuckoo-Dove live in?
- Forest, scrub and forest edge
- Where is the Little Cuckoo-Dove found?
- South and Southeast Asia
- How big is the Little Cuckoo-Dove?
- 27–30cm