Leptotila
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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.
The genus Leptotila was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1837 with the Caribbean dove Leptotila jamaicensis as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek leptos meaning "delicate" or "slender" with Script error: No such module "Lang". meaning "feather".[3]
The genus contains the following 11 species:[4]
- 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
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