Listen to the White-faced cuckoo-dove
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About the White-faced cuckoo-dove
The White-faced cuckoo-dove is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 215 g.
What does the White-faced cuckoo-dove sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Turacoena
More from the family Columbidae
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-faced cuckoo-dove sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the White-faced cuckoo-dove on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the White-faced cuckoo-dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-faced cuckoo-dove as “least concern”.
What family does the White-faced cuckoo-dove belong to?
The White-faced cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · North Taliabu, Kepulauan Sula, North Maluku, Indonesia by Peter Wilton – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q586423 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-faced cuckoo-dove – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by A.S.Kono – CC BY-SA 3.0