Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Great Cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena reinwardtii) - HBW 4, p. 146

French: Phasianelle de Reinwardt German: Reinwardttaube Spanish: Paloma Rabuda Papú
Other common names: Giant/Reinwardt's/Long-tailed Cuckoo-dove, Crested Long-tail Pigeon, Crested Pigeon(!)

Taxonomy: Columba reinwardtsi [sic] Temminck, 1824, Sulawesi; error = Ambon.
Genus probably closest to Macropygia, which it resembles in shape and colour pattern of outer rectrices. Similar plumage patterns of present species and R. browni suggest they are quite closely related. Temminck himself subsequently emended the species name to reinwardtii. Birds of Buru have been awarded separate race, albida, but doubtfully distinct. Three subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

reinwardtii (Temminck, 1824) - Moluccas, on Morotai, Halmahera, Kayoa, Bacan, Obi, Buru, Ambon, Seram and Seram Laut.
griseotincta Hartert, 1896 - W Papuan Is (Misool, Waigeo, Salawati) through New Guinea and offshore islands of Yapen and Mios Num in Geelvink Bay, Manam and Karkar, to D'Entrecasteaux Is (Goodenough, Fergusson).
brevis J. L. Peters, 1937 - Biak I.