Macropygia mackinlayi E.P. Ramsay, 1878

Callaghan, Corey T., Kekeubata, Esau, Waneagea, Jackson, Alabai, Maasafi, Esau, Tommy, MacLaren, David & Major, Richard E., 2019, A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1119-1136 : 1126

Macropygia mackinlayi E.P. Ramsay, 1878 .

Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove

Uncommon. Observed and heard at mid to high elevations (~ 600 m – 850 m). Identification: Fig. 5A. Voucher registration number(s): O.78232 (skin).

Ptilinopus solomonensis (G.R. Gray, 1870) . Yellowbibbed Fruit-Dove

Common above 850 m in mature mossy montane forest. Belonging to the ambiguus subspecies. Identification: Fig. 5B. Voucher registration number(s): O.78244 (skin)

Ptilinopus superbus (Temminck, 1809) . Superb Fruit-Dove

The most abundant of the fruit-doves. At one point, a flock of ~30–50 individuals flew above us, mixed with other fruit-dove spp. Heard more often than seen. Identification: Fig. 5C, Table 1. Voucher registration number(s): O.78245 (skin).

Ptilinopus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766) . Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove

Commonly heard, but infrequently seen, at all elevations. Identification: Table 1.

Reinwardtoena crassirostris (Gould, 1856) . Crested Cuckoo-Dove

Heard only at high elevation above 900 m. Identifica- tion: Gives very distinctive call that can be heard at great distances, of a single rising “woo woooo”, where the first syllable is sometimes not audible. Call was referenced using xeno-canto recordings. Table 1.

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