▁sl ender - bil led ▁c uck oo - d ove ▁was ▁split ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁The ▁brown ▁c uck oo - d ove ▁was ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁zo ologist ▁Co en ra ad ▁Jacob ▁Tem min ck ▁from ▁a ▁spec imen ▁collected ▁near ▁Port ▁Jackson ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁He ▁co ined ▁the ▁bin omial ▁name ▁Col um ba ▁ph as ian ella . ▁The ▁genus ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁dimin utive ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁ph as ian us ▁meaning ▁" phe asant ". ▁The ▁brown ▁c uck oo - d ove ▁is ▁now ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Mac rop yg ia ▁that ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁natural ist ▁William ▁John ▁Sw ain son ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁ ▁Three ▁sub species ▁are ▁recogn ised : ▁ ▁M . ▁p . ▁qu ink an ▁Sch od de , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁- ▁ ▁Cape ▁York ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁M . ▁p . ▁ro bin son i ▁Mat he ws , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁- ▁ ▁Queensland ▁ ▁M . ▁p . ▁ph as ian ella ▁( Tem min ck , ▁ 1 8 2 1 ) ▁- ▁ ▁East ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Australia ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁brown ▁c uck oo - d ove ▁is ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁length . ▁The ▁fe athers ▁are ▁a ▁rich ▁rust y - b rown ▁colour , ▁and ▁the