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Genus: Leptotila (3 species, 11 worldwide)

Genus Leptotila are large doves which search for food on the ground.


Grey-chested Dove
Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii)
Costa Rica
  Note light eye and orange on back of head. Found on tropical forest floor. 		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.
Shy and uncommon. Normally seen inside the forest, usually on the ground.

Grey-headed Dove
Grey-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps plumbeiceps)
Hotel Tinamu, Manizales, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


White-tipped Dove
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi verreauxi)
Minca, Magdalena, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Generally common and usually seen walking on the ground.

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