White-faced cuckoo-dove

The white-faced cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis), also known as the white-faced dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi and the Togian Islands in Indonesia. The Sula cuckoo-dove was previously considered conspecific.

For the species alternatively named white-faced dove in the genus Leptotila, see Yungas dove.

White-faced cuckoo-dove
at Mount Mahawu, North Sulawesi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Turacoena
Species:
T. manadensis
Binomial name
Turacoena manadensis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Turacoena manadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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