• Synonyms Lesser red cuckoo dove, Lesser Red Cuckoo-Dove, Lesser Cuckoo Dove, Little Cuckoo Dove
  • Old latin name for bird Columba ruficeps

Little Cuckoo-Dovebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 3.
    Song, © Greg Irving
    Malaysia
  • 4.
    Song, © Arnold Meijer
    Malaysia
  • 5.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Song, © Sam Hambly
    Thailand
  • 7.
    Song, © Arnold Meijer
    Malaysia
  • 8.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Little Cuckoo-Dove

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread, also Lesser Sundas

Little Cuckoo-Dove subspecies (8)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Macropygia ruficeps assimiliss Myanmar to nw Thailand and sw China-No
Macropygia ruficeps engelbachinw Vietnam and n Laos-No
Macropygia ruficeps malayanamontane Malay Pen.-No
Macropygia ruficeps nanamontane Borneo and Sibatik (e of ne Borneo)-No
Macropygia ruficeps orientalismontane Lombok to Flores (w, c Lesser Sundas)-No
Macropygia ruficeps ruficepsmontane Java and Bali-No
Macropygia ruficeps simalurensisSimeulue (w of n Sumatra)-No
Macropygia ruficeps sumatranamontane Sumatra-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalantórtora-cucut menuda
Chinese小鹃鸠, 棕头小鹃鸠, 小赤鹃鸠, 棕头鹃鸠
Chinese (Traditional)小赤鵑鳩, 棕頭小鵑鳩, 棕頭鵑鳩, 小鵑鳩
Croatianriđoglava grlica
CzechHolub cervenolící, holub světleoký
DanishLille Gøgedue
DutchKleine Koekoeksduif
EsperantoMalgranda kukolkolombo
Estonianväike-kägutuvi
Finnishpikkukäkikyyhky
FrenchPhasianelle à tête rousse
GermanRotmanteltaube, Kleine Kuckuckstaube, Sundataube
Hungarianpiroskabátos kakukkgalamb
IndonesianKouran, Burung Uncal Kouran, Uncal kouran
ItalianTortora cuculo minore
Japaneseヒメオナガバト
Lithuanianmažasis gegutinis purplelis
MalayBurung Tekukur Api
Norwegiannymfegjøkdue
Norwegian NynorskNymfegaukdue
Polishkasztanówka mala, kasztanówka mała
Portugueserola-cuco-pequena, Pombo-cuco-pequeno
RussianМалая кукушковая горлица
SerbianMali kukavičji golub
Slovakhrdlica klinochvostá, Holub klinochvostý
SpanishTórtola-cuco Chica, Tórtola cuco chica
Swedishmindre gökduva
Thaiนกเขาโนรีเล็ก, นกเขาลายเล็ก, นกเขาตู้เล็ก
TurkishKüçük Guguk Kumrusu
Ukrainianгорлиця яванська
VietnameseChim Gầm ghì đầu hung, Gầm ghì đầu hung