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 LC    Grey-chested Dove* Id (Atlas):
    Leptotila cassinii

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Grey-chested Dove, Gray-chested Dove, Cassin's Dove, Grey-breasted Dove, Gray-breasted Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
22.50 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lawrence, 1867

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

 
Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii) [XC274347]
     by Martin St-Michel from La Selva biological station, Heredia, Costa Rica (song)

 
Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii) [XC166641]
     by Peter Boesman from Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies complex with Tolima Dove (Leptotila conoveri) and Ochre-bellied Dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • cerviniventris Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868   -  Caribbean lowlands of Guatemala south through Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua to north-western Costa Rica and western Panama (Chiriquí Lagoon).
  • rufinucha Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873   -  South-western Costa Rica and north-western Panama (Chiriquí).
  • cassinii Lawrence, 1867   -  Canal Zone in Panama south-east to lower Cauca-Magdalena region in northern Colombia.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii) - 10 files


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