Andaman Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia rufipennis
Range and population
Macropygia rufipennis is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar (Nancowry subgroup and Great
Nicobar) archipelagos,
India
, where it is locally frequent on the former and scarce on the
latter. It frequents dense broadleaved primary and secondary evergreen forest,
tolerating some degree of habitat degradation. While forest remains fairly
extensive on the Andamans and Nicobars, the human population on larger islands
is rising rapidly and habitat is consequently under pressure from agriculture,
grazing and logging. Hunting is also apparently common on the islands, possibly
affecting this species, and planned development projects on the Nicobars could
seriously affect its habitat. There are few recent data regarding its status and
ecology, and these issues require clarification so that its conservation needs
may be assessed.
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