The barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall) is a bird species in the family Columbidae.

It has three recognized subspecies:[3] The barred cuckoo-dove has a buff coloured throat and forehead which becomes pinkish grey at the crown.

Its iris is yellow or pale brown, the beak is black and short, and the feet are red.

[4][6] It is similar to the little cuckoo-dove, but it is much larger and darker, and is black-barred on the mantle, breast, coverts, and tail.

[5] It inhabits dense subtropical woodlands at altitudes of 800 to 3,000 m (2,600 to 9,800 ft) from sea level, on montane slopes.