Black cuckoo-dove
| Black cuckoo-dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Turacoena |
| Species: | T. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Turacoena modesta (Temminck, 1835)
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The black cuckoo-dove (Turacoena modesta), also known as the slaty cuckoo-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the islands of Timor and Wetar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Turacoena modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Turacoena
- Birds of Timor
- Birds of Wetar
- Near threatened animals
- Near threatened biota of Asia
- Birds described in 1835
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