- Leptotila rufaxilla
Identification
28 cm
Notice that this species shows variation between subspecies: warm brown upperside and pale underside with crown similar to breast in color. Red color of bare skin around eyes (orbital). Red legs, dark bill.
Similar Species
White-tipped Dove is the biggest problem in most of the range, for comparison see[2].
Distribution
Central America, Caribbean, South America:
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
Caribbean: Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands and Trinidad
South America: occurs throughout most of the area in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- L. r. pallidipectus:
- L. r. dubusi:
- L. r. rufaxilla:
- L. r. hellmayri:
- L. r. bahiae:
- Central Brazil (southern Mato Grosso to Bahia)
- L. r. reichenbachii:
Habitat
Forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
A ground feeder. Little is known about their diet, but eats seeds and probably insects too.
Vocalisation
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing id of this species compared to White-tipped Dove
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-fronted Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-fronted_Dove
