Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia phasianella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusMacropygia (Typical Cuckoo-Doves)
- SpeciesMacropygia phasianella (Brown Cuckoo-Dove)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Wompoo Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus magnificus
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
Pearl-necked Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Topknot Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus
Superb Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus superbus
Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
Squatter Pigeon
Geophaps scripta
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
White-headed Pigeon
Columba leucomela
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Cuckoo-Dove in Daintree National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Brown Cuckoo-Dove sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 318 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Cuckoo-Dove in Daintree National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Brown Cuckoo-Dove in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.