Information about Leptotila

Leptotila

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Leptotila
Swainson, 1837
Species


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Leptotila is a genus of birds in the Columbidae family.

It contains the following species:
L. jamaicensis

Binomial name
Leptotila jamaicensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The Caribbean Dove (Leptotila jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

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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Columbiformes
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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William John Swainson FLS, FRS (October 8, 1789 - December 6, 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist.

Swainson was born in Dover Place, St.
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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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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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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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L. megalura

Binomial name
Leptotila megalura
Sclater & Salvin, 1879

The White-faced Dove (Leptotila megalura) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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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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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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L. pallida

Binomial name
Leptotila pallida
Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884

The Pallid Dove (Leptotila pallida) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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L. battyi

Binomial name
Leptotila battyi
Rothschild, 1901

The Brown-backed Dove (Leptotila battyi) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Panama.
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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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L. jamaicensis

Binomial name
Leptotila jamaicensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The Caribbean Dove (Leptotila jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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L. cassini

Binomial name
Leptotila cassini
Lawrence, 1867

The Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassini) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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L. ochraceiventris

Binomial name
Leptotila ochraceiventris
Chapman, 1914

The Ochre-bellied Dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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L. conoveri

Binomial name
Leptotila conoveri
Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1943

The Tolima Dove (Leptotila conoveri) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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