Information about Grey Headed Dove
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The Grey-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from eastern Mexico to western Panama. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Grey-fronted Dove, L. rufaxilla, of South America and the Grenada Dove, L. wellsi, of Grenada.
The Grey-headed Dove inhabits the understory of forests, old second growth, scrubby woodland and cacao plantations. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Incubation is about 14 days, and fledging another 15.
They Grey-headed Dove is 25cm long and weighs 155g. the adult has a grey crown and neck, the latter showing purple iridescence. It has a whitish forehead and throat. The upperparts and wings are olive-brown, and the underparts are pinkish shading to white on the belly. The tail is broadly tipped with white. The bill is black and the legs red. Young birds lack the grey on the head and have buff edges to the feathers of the back.
The Grey-headed Dove is usually seen singly or in pairs. It forages on the ground for fruit, seeds and grit. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and clattering of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.
References
- Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Columbiformes
Latham, 1790
Families
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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Latham, 1790
Families
- Columbidae
- Raphidae
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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Columbidae
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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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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Leptotila
Swainson, 1837
Species
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Leptotila is a genus of birds in the Columbidae family.
It contains the following species:
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Swainson, 1837
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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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Philip Lutley Sclater (November 4, 1829 - June 27, 1913) was an English lawyer and zoologist. Sclater was born at Tangier Park, Hampshire, where his father William Lutley Sclater had a country house. He grew up at Haddington House and here he took an interest in birds.
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Osbert Salvin (February 25, 1835 - June 1, 1898) was an English naturalist.
Salvin is best known for co-authoring Biologia Centrali-Americanum (1879-1915) with Frederick DuCane Godman. This was a 52 volume encyclopedia on the natural history of Central America.
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Salvin is best known for co-authoring Biologia Centrali-Americanum (1879-1915) with Frederick DuCane Godman. This was a 52 volume encyclopedia on the natural history of Central America.
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The New World is one of the names used for the Americas. When the term originated in the late 15th century, the Americas were new to the Europeans, who previously thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively, the Old World).
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Columbidae
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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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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Anthem
Himno Nacional Mexicano
Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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Himno Nacional Mexicano
Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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Anthem
Himno Istmeño
Capital
(and largest city) Panama City
Official languages Spanish
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Himno Istmeño
Capital
(and largest city) Panama City
Official languages Spanish
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L. rufaxilla
Binomial name
Leptotila rufaxilla
(Richard and Bernard, 1792)
The Grey-fronted Dove, (Leptotila rufaxilla) is a large New World tropical dove.
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Binomial name
Leptotila rufaxilla
(Richard and Bernard, 1792)
The Grey-fronted Dove, (Leptotila rufaxilla) is a large New World tropical dove.
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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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
Royal anthem
God Save the Queen
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"Ever Conscious of God We Aspire in the name of justice , Build and Advance as One People"
Anthem
Hail Grenada
Royal anthem
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CACAO is a research Java Virtual Machine developed at Vienna University of Technology. It compiles the class binaries while running (no interpreter), resulting in faster execution.
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