Pied Cuckoo-Dove (Reinwardtoena browni)
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Pied Cuckoo-Dove

Reinwardtoena browni (Sclater, PL, 1877)

304 gWeight

The pied cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena browni) is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae.

Most records: Papua New Guinea

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Papua New Guinea

Pied Cuckoo-Dove has been recorded at 3 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kulu RiverPapua New Guinea11 records
  2. Garu WMAPapua New Guinea8 records
  3. Walindi Dive ResortPapua New Guinea1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The pied cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena browni) is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. First described by English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1877, it is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago, where it mainly inhabits lowland and hill forests at elevations of up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is a large, distinctive pigeon, with a length of 40–46 cm (16–18 in) and a weight of 279–325 g (9.8–11.5 oz).

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Questions

How big is the Pied Cuckoo-Dove?

The Pied Cuckoo-Dove weighs around 304 g.

Where does the Pied Cuckoo-Dove live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Admiralty Islands, Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland and New Britain and satellites (northwestern, eastern Bismarck Archipelago). It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

Is the Pied Cuckoo-Dove endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Pied Cuckoo-Dove as Near Threatened.

What does the Pied Cuckoo-Dove eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Pied Cuckoo-Dove in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

At a glance

Weight
304 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Near Threatened
More measurements
Wing
229 mm
Tail
196 mm
Bill
27 mm
Tarsus
29 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Admiralty Islands, Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland and New Britain and satellites (northwestern, eastern Bismarck Archipelago)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
Genus
Reinwardtoena

Other birds in the genus Reinwardtoena

Pied Cuckoo-Dove

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