''Turacoena'' is a small genus of doves in the family

Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

that are found in Indonesia. The genus was introduced in 1854 by the French naturalist

Charles Lucien Bonaparte Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French naturalist and ornithologist. Lucien and his wife had twelve children, including Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte. Life and career ...

. The

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is the

white-faced cuckoo-dove 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 Indonesia, officially the Republic o ...

(''Turacoena manadensis''). The name ''Turacoena'' combines the genus name ''Turacus'' introduced by the French naturalist

Georges Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French natural history, naturalist and zoology, zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier ...

in 1800 and the

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''oinas'' meaning "pigeon". The genus includes just 3 species. *

White-faced cuckoo-dove 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 Indonesia, officially the Republic o ...

(''Turacoena manadensis'') * Sula cuckoo-dove (''Turacoena sulaensis'') *

Black cuckoo-dove 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 Lesser Sunda Islands, being found on Timor, Wetar, Rote, and Atauro. It inhabits primary a ...

('' Turacoena modesta'')

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte {{Columbiformes-stub