Great cuckoo-dove
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The great cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. First described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1824, it is found on New Guinea, several surrounding isla
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Illustration by Pauline Rifer de Courcelles, ca 1845
R. r. griseotincta
Juvenile R. r. griseotincta on Waigeo
Reinwardtoena
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Reinwardtoena is a small genus of doves in the family Columbidae. They are found on parts of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Great cuckoo-dove
…the name to reinwardti, and both of these spellings are currently used. In 1854, the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte created the genus Reinwardtoena for the species, referring to it as Reinwardtoena typica. Both the generic and specific names are in honour of the Dutch naturalist Caspar Reinwardt…
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