Information about Grey Fronted Dove
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The Grey-fronted Dove, (Leptotila rufaxilla) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to northeast Argentina and Uruguay. Several subspecies exist, among them L. r. hellmayrii from Trinidad and the Paria Peninsula in Venezuela.
The Grey-headed Dove, Leptotila plumbeiceps, of Central America and the Grenada Dove, L. wellsi, of Grenada were formerly considered conspecific with Grey-fronted Dove.
The Grey-fronted Dove inhabits humid forest and woodland. It builds a large stick nest in a bush or on a stump and lays two white eggs.
The Grey-fronted Dove is very similar to the closely related White-tipped Dove, Leptotila verreauxi, which, in the area of overlap, prefers more open, drier, woodland.
It has an approx. length of 28 cm (11 in) and a weight of 155 g (5½ oz). Adult have a blue-grey crown, a whitish forehead and a grey neck showing purple iridescence. They have a whitish throat and the eye-ring is red. The upperparts and wings are grey-brown, and the underparts are whitish shading to pinkish-buff on the chest. The underwing coverts are rufous. The white tip to the tail is narrower than in the White-tipped Dove. The bill is black, the legs red and the iris is yellow. L. r. hellmayrii has a paler forehead and darker, more rufous, breast.
It is best separted from the White-tipped Dove by the buffier lower face and the more contrasting, bluish-grey crown. Another feature is the red (not blue) eye-ring of the Grey-fronted Dove, but this is not reliable in all parts of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, where it typically is red in both.
The Grey-fronted Dove is usually seen singly or in pairs, and is rather wary. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and clattering of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.
The food of this species is mainly seeds obtained by foraging on the ground, but it will also take insects. The call is a deep hollow ooo-wooooo-ou.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Leptotila rufaxilla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
- ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago, 2nd edition, Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2.
External links
- Grey-fronted Dove videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Suriname) with RangeMap
- "Gray-fronted Dove" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res; Article terrabrasil
- Photo-Medium Res; Article, Map & synopsis www1.nhl.nl—Doves in Suriname
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Bateson, 1885
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Latham, 1790
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The bird order Columbiformes includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues
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The bird order Columbiformes includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues
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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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Leptotila
Swainson, 1837
Species
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Leptotila is a genus of birds in the Columbidae family.
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Species
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Leptotila is a genus of birds in the Columbidae family.
It contains the following species:
- White-tipped Dove, Leptotila verreauxi
- White-faced Dove,
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Subfamilies
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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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Motto
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Trinidad (Spanish: "Trinity") is the largest and most populous of the 23 islands which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just 11 km (7 miles) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela.
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L. plumbeiceps
Binomial name
Leptotila plumbeiceps
(Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
The Grey-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) is a large New World tropical dove.
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Binomial name
Leptotila plumbeiceps
(Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
The Grey-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) is a large New World tropical dove.
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Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of
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L. wellsi
Binomial name
Leptotila wellsi
(Lawrence, 1884)
The Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi) is a medium-sized New World tropical dove.
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Binomial name
Leptotila wellsi
(Lawrence, 1884)
The Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi) is a medium-sized New World tropical dove.
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Motto
"Ever Conscious of God We Aspire in the name of justice , Build and Advance as One People"
Anthem
Hail Grenada
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God Save the Queen
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Hail Grenada
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L. verreauxi
Binomial name
Leptotila verreauxi
(Bonaparte, 1855)
The White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is a large New World tropical dove.
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Binomial name
Leptotila verreauxi
(Bonaparte, 1855)
The White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is a large New World tropical dove.
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