Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii)

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.

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) [XC518296]
by Johan Chaves from La Selva biological station, Heredia, Costa Rica (song)

Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii) [XC274520]
by from Esquinas lodge, Piedras Blancas NP, Puntarenas, 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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