NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia doreya Bonaparte, 1854
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Sultan's cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya) is a dove in the genus Macropygia found in the northern Moluccas, Sulawesi to New Guinea and the western Papuan islands. It was one of three new species defined when the slender-billed cuckoo-dove was split up in 2016.
Wikipedia contributors, Sultan's cuckoo-dove; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:45:04.864614+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Macropygia doreya Bonaparte, 1854
- Name authority
- Bonaparte, 1854
- Common name
- Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Macropygia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyColumbinae
- genusMacropygia Swainson, 1837
- speciesMacropygia doreya Bonaparte, 1854
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Macropygia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Enggano Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia cinnamomea Salvadori, 1892 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flores Sea Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia macassariensis Wallace, 1865 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-breasted Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia mackinlayi E. P. Ramsay, 1878 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bar-necked Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia magna Wallace, 1864 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barusan Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia modiglianii Salvadori, 1887 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bar-tailed Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia nigrirostris Salvadori, 1876 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1854 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tanimbar Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia timorlaoensis A. B. Meyer, 1884 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia ruficeps (Temminck, 1835) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchall (Wagler, 1827) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amboyna Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia amboinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruddy Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia emiliana Bonaparte, 1854 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1125212 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3X962. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.