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Great cuckoo dove

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Reinwardtoena

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Columbidae

Scientific name
  
Reinwardtoena reinwardti

Higher classification
  
Reinwardtoena

Order
  
Columbiformes

Great cuckoo-dove

Similar
  
Reinwardtoena, Crested cuckoo‑dove, Pied cuckoo‑dove, New Britain bronzewing, Mackinlay's cuckoo‑dove

The great cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena reinwardti) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.

The cuckoo-dove makes its nest in rock gorges near waterfalls, and their calls are the two-part wok-wu, heard above the sounds of the water. In motion the bird bounces up and down in place, stable on the first syllable (wok), bouncing up on the higher outward syllable (wu). This is reflected in the dance of the Kaluli drummers of Papua New Guinea.

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Great cuckoo-dove Wikipedia