Macropygia is a genus of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. The genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves. They are long tailed, range between 27 and 45 cm in length and have brown plumage. The genus now ranges from India and China through Indonesia and the Philippines to Vanuatu and Australia, though they originated from North and South America.[2]
The genus Macropygia was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson.[3] The name combines the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").[4] The type species is the brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella).[5]