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Field Guide/Birds/Leptotila verreauxi

2007-02-20T01:48:30Z

212.10.73.117: minor change

{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = White-tipped Dove
| status = LC
| image = Whitetippeddove.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Columbiformes]]
| familia = [[Columbidae]]
| genus = ''[[Leptotila]]''
| species = '''''L. verreauxi'''''
| binomial = ''Leptotila verreauxi''
| binomial_authority = ([[Charles Lucien Bonaparte |Bonaparte]], [[1855]])
}}

The '''White-tipped Dove''' (''Leptotila verreauxi'') is a large [[New World]] tropical [[dove]]. It is a resident breeder from the southernmost [[Texas]] in the [[USA]] through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] south to western [[Peru]] and central [[Argentina]]. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern [[South America]], including [[Trinidad]]. The nominate race ''L. v. verreauxi'' is the form found most of the extensive range, but ''L. v. tobagensis'' is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Tobago]].

The White-tipped Dove inhabits scrub and open woodland. It builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s. Incubation is about 14 days, and fledging another 15.

White-tipped Doves are 28cm long and weigh 155g. Adult birds have a grey crown and neck, the latter showing purple iridescence. They have a pale-grey or whitish forehead and a whitish throat. The eye-ring is typically blue, but can be red in some parts of its range (e.g. in some parts of [[Brazil]]). The upperparts and wings are grey-brown, and the underparts are whitish shading to pink on the belly. The tail is broadly tipped with white. The bill is black and the legs red.

''L. v. tobagensis'' has paler underparts, a whiter throat, and lacks the sheen on the nape.

The White-tipped Dove is very similar to the closely related [[Grey-fronted Dove]], ''Leptotila rufaxilla'', which prefers humid forest habitats. The best distinctions are the greyer forehead and crown, which contrast less with the hindcrown than in the Grey-fronted Dove. Additionally, it can be separated by the blue (not red) eye-ring, but this is not reliable in all parts of its range (e.g. in some parts of Brazil).

White-tipped Dove is usually seen singly or in pairs, and is rather wary. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and clattering of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.

The food of this species is mainly seeds obtained by foraging on the ground, but it will also take [[insect]]s, including [[butterfly|butterflies]] and [[moth]]s. The call is a deep hollow ''ooo-wooooo''.

The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalists [[Jules Verreaux|Jules]] and [[Edouard Verreaux]].

==References ==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=48800|title=Leptotila verreauxi|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

*{{cite book
| last = ffrench
| first = Richard
| title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
| edition = 2nd edition
| year = 1991
| publisher = Comstock Publishing
| isbn = 0-8014-9792-2 }}
*{{cite book
| last = Hilty
| first = Steven L
| title = Birds of Venezuela
| publisher = Christopher Helm
| date = 2003
| location = London
| isbn = 0-7136-6418-5 }}

[[Category:Leptotila]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Western Mexico|Dove, White-tipped]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Eastern Mexico|Dove, White-tipped]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Southwestern Texas|Dove, White-tipped]]

Field Guide/Birds/Leptotila verreauxi

2007-02-20T01:45:57Z

212.10.73.117:

{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = White-tipped Dove
| status = LC
| image = Whitetippeddove.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Columbiformes]]
| familia = [[Columbidae]]
| genus = ''[[Leptotila]]''
| species = '''''L. verreauxi'''''
| binomial = ''Leptotila verreauxi''
| binomial_authority = ([[Charles Lucien Bonaparte |Bonaparte]], [[1855]])
}}

The '''White-tipped Dove''' (''Leptotila verreauxi'') is a large [[New World]] tropical [[dove]]. It is a resident breeder from the southernmost [[Texas]] in the [[USA]] through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] south to western [[Peru]] and central [[Argentina]]. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern [[South America]], including [[Trinidad]]. The nominate race ''L. v. verreauxi'' is the form found most of the extensive range, but ''L. v. tobagensis'' is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Tobago]].

The White-tipped Dove inhabits scrub and open woodland. It builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s. Incubation is about 14 days, and fledging another 15.

White-tipped Doves are 28cm long and weigh 155g. Adult birds have a grey crown and neck, the latter showing purple iridescence. They have a pale-grey or whitish forehead and a whitish throat. The eye-ring is typically blue, but can be red in some parts of its range (e.g. in some parts of [[Brazil]]). The upperparts and wings are grey-brown, and the underparts are whitish shading to pink on the belly. The tail is broadly tipped with white. The bill is black and the legs red.

''L. v. tobagensis'' has paler underparts, a whiter throat, and lacks the sheen on the nape.

The White-tipped Dove is very similar to the closely related [[Grey-fronted Dove]], ''Leptotila rufaxilla'', which prefers humid forest habitats. The best distinctions from Grey-fronted Dove are the greyer forehead and crown, which contrast relatively little with the hindcrown. Additionally, it can be separated by the blue (not red) eye-ring, but this is not reliable in all parts of its range (e.g. in some parts of Brazil).

White-tipped Dove is usually seen singly or in pairs, and is rather wary. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and clattering of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.

The food of this species is mainly seeds obtained by foraging on the ground, but it will also take [[insect]]s, including [[butterfly|butterflies]] and [[moth]]s. The call is a deep hollow ''ooo-wooooo''.

The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalists [[Jules Verreaux|Jules]] and [[Edouard Verreaux]].

==References ==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=48800|title=Leptotila verreauxi|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

*{{cite book
| last = ffrench
| first = Richard
| title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
| edition = 2nd edition
| year = 1991
| publisher = Comstock Publishing
| isbn = 0-8014-9792-2 }}
*{{cite book
| last = Hilty
| first = Steven L
| title = Birds of Venezuela
| publisher = Christopher Helm
| date = 2003
| location = London
| isbn = 0-7136-6418-5 }}

[[Category:Leptotila]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Western Mexico|Dove, White-tipped]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Eastern Mexico|Dove, White-tipped]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Southwestern Texas|Dove, White-tipped]]

Field Guide/Birds/Leptotila verreauxi

2007-02-20T01:43:06Z

212.10.73.117: minor correction

{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = White-tipped Dove
| status = LC
| image = Whitetippeddove.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Columbiformes]]
| familia = [[Columbidae]]
| genus = ''[[Leptotila]]''
| species = '''''L. verreauxi'''''
| binomial = ''Leptotila verreauxi''
| binomial_authority = ([[Charles Lucien Bonaparte |Bonaparte]], [[1855]])
}}

The '''White-tipped Dove''' (''Leptotila verreauxi'') is a large [[New World]] tropical [[dove]]. It is a resident breeder from the southernmost [[Texas]] in the [[USA]] through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] south to western [[Peru]] and central [[Argentina]]. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern [[South America]], including [[Trinidad]]. The nominate race ''L. v. verreauxi'' is the form found most of the extensive range, but ''L. v. tobagensis'' is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Tobago]].

The White-tipped Dove inhabits scrub and open woodland. It builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s. Incubation is about 14 days, and fledging another 15.

White-tipped Doves are 28cm long and weigh 155g. Adult birds have a grey crown and neck, the latter showing purple iridescence. They have a pale-grey or whitish forehead and a whitish throat. The eye-ring is typically blue, but can be red in some parts of its range (e.g. in Brazil). The upperparts and wings are grey-brown, and the underparts are whitish shading to pink on the belly. The tail is broadly tipped with white. The bill is black and the legs red.

''L. v. tobagensis'' has paler underparts, a whiter throat, and lacks the sheen on the nape.

The White-tipped Dove is very similar to the closely related [[Grey-fronted Dove]], ''Leptotila rufaxilla'', which prefers humid forest habitats. The best distinctions from Grey-fronted Dove are the greyer forehead and crown, which contrast less with the hindcown. Additionally, it can be separated by the blue (not red) eye-ring, but this is not reliable in all parts of its range (e.g. in Brazil).

White-tipped Dove is usually seen singly or in pairs, and is rather wary. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and clattering of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.

The food of this species is mainly seeds obtained by foraging on the ground, but it will also take [[insect]]s, including [[butterfly|butterflies]] and [[moth]]s. The call is a deep hollow ''ooo-wooooo''.

The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalists [[Jules Verreaux|Jules]] and [[Edouard Verreaux]].

==References ==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=48800|title=Leptotila verreauxi|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

*{{cite book
| last = ffrench
| first = Richard
| title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
| edition = 2nd edition
| year = 1991
| publisher = Comstock Publishing
| isbn = 0-8014-9792-2 }}
*{{cite book
| last = Hilty
| first = Steven L
| title = Birds of Venezuela
| publisher = Christopher Helm
| date = 2003
| location = London
| isbn = 0-7136-6418-5 }}

[[Category:Leptotila]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Western Mexico|Dove, White-tipped]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Eastern Mexico|Dove, White-tipped]]
[[Category:Avifauna of Southwestern Texas|Dove, White-tipped]]