Sula cuckoo-dove

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Sula cuckoo-dove
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Turacoena
Species:
T. sulaensis
Binomial name
Turacoena sulaensis
Forbes & Robinson, 1900
Synonyms

Turacoena manadensis sulaensis

The Sula cuckoo-dove (Turacoena sulaensis), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Sula Islands and the Banggai Archipelago in Indonesia. Prior to 2016, it was considered a subspecies of the white-faced cuckoo dove.

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