Crested Cuckoo-Dove
Photo: Joseph Smit (1836–1929) · Public domain

Doves and Pigeons

Crested Cuckoo-Dove

Reinwardtoena crassirostris

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Solomon Islands
Family
Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
Order
Columbiformes

Overview

The crested cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena crassirostris) is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. First described by English zoologist John Gould in 1856, it is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago, where it mainly inhabits hill forests at elevations of 500–900 m (1,600–3,000 ft). It is a large and robust pigeon, with a length of 40–42 cm (16–17 in) and a distinctive pale purplish-grey crest. Adults are mainly bluish-grey, with a pale greyish-buff throat, blackish tail, and yellow-tipped reddish bill.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Solomon Islands (Bougainville to Makira).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Continents

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.