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Leptotila sp.

Leptotila sp.


Family: Columbidae
Order: Columbiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Leptotila is a genus of birds in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. These are ground-foraging doves that live in the Americas.

Taxonomy: The genus Leptotila was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1837 with the Caribbean dove Leptotila jamaicensis as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek leptos meaning "delicate" or "slender" with meaning "feather".

The genus contains the following 11 species:
  • White-tipped dove, Leptotila verreauxi
  • Yungas dove, Leptotila megalura
  • Grey-fronted dove, Leptotila rufaxilla
  • Grey-headed dove, Leptotila plumbeiceps
  • Pallid dove, Leptotila pallida
  • Azuero dove, Leptotila battyi – split from the grey-headed dove
  • Grenada dove, Leptotila wellsi
  • Caribbean dove, Leptotila jamaicensis
  • Grey-chested dove, Leptotila cassinii
  • Ochre-bellied dove, Leptotila ochraceiventris
  • Tolima dove, Leptotila conoveri

Source: Wikipedia, article Leptotila sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
263648224/07/2025ArgentinaTucumánResidencia universitaria y alrededores, Yerba Buena1Facundo Gandoy
263648010/05/2025ArgentinaTucumánEntrada Reserva Provincial La Forida ruta 324, Monteros2Facundo Gandoy
263647603/01/2025BrazilParáTransamazónica, Itaituba BR-PA -4.35043, -56.16262, Itaituba2Facundo Gandoy
263647424/05/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña, Capital4Facundo Gandoy
263647712/11/2022ArgentinaCorrientesRN Rincón de Santa María, Ituzaingó1Facundo Gandoy
263647313/05/2022ArgentinaTucumánProyecto Seamos Bosques, Burruyacú10Facundo Gandoy
263647929/05/2021ArgentinaTucumánAuto selected -26.85974, -65.38290, Lules5Facundo Gandoy
263647228/02/2021ArgentinaSaltaRuta Provincial 43, Salta, AR, Anta1Facundo Gandoy
263647809/07/2018ArgentinaSaltaLa Misión, La Caldera1Facundo Gandoy
263647524/06/2018ArgentinaSaltaRuta Provincial 29, Jujuy, AR (-24,002, -65,33), Capital1Facundo Gandoy
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Leptotila sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/10/2026.