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;[[:Category:Leptotila|Leptotila]] rufaxilla | ;[[:Category:Leptotila|Leptotila]] rufaxilla | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 28 cm<br /> | ||
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. | 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==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Central America]], [[Caribbean]], [[South America]]:<br /> | [[Central America]], [[Caribbean]], [[South America]]:<br /> | ||
− | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] | + | '''Central America''': found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> |
− | '''Caribbean''': [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Windward Islands]] | + | '''Caribbean''': [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Windward Islands]] and [[Trinidad]]<br /> |
− | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] | + | '''South America''': occurs throughout most of the area in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''L. r. pallidipectus'': | *''L. r. pallidipectus'': | ||
:*Tropical eastern [[Colombia]] and adjacent western [[Venezuela]] | :*Tropical eastern [[Colombia]] and adjacent western [[Venezuela]] | ||
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:*Mato Grosso to Espírito Santo, [[Paraguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] | :*Mato Grosso to Espírito Santo, [[Paraguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Forest | + | Forest edges. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | A ground feeder. Little is known about their diet, but eats seeds and probably insects too. | ||
===Vocalisation=== | ===Vocalisation=== | ||
<flashmp3> Grey fronted Dove Regua 07h39m16s04sep2008.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3> Grey fronted Dove Regua 07h39m16s04sep2008.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
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Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}} | Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=15984 Birdforum thread] discussing id of this species compared to White-tipped Dove |
#Avibase | #Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Leptotila+rufaxilla}} | {{GSearch|Leptotila+rufaxilla}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Leptotila]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Leptotila]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Revision as of 23:32, 18 June 2014
- 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
<flashmp3> Grey fronted Dove Regua 07h39m16s04sep2008.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
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 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-fronted_Dove