White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusLeptotila (Leptotila Doves)
- SpeciesLeptotila verreauxi (White-tipped Dove)
About the White-tipped Dove
The white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux. The dove is a resident breeder from southernmost Texas in the United States 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 and Tobago and the Netherlands Antilles. It inhabits scrub, woodland and forest.
The following subspecies are recognized: L. v. capitalis – Nelson, 1898: Tres Marías Islands L. v. angelica – Bangs & Penard, TE, 1922: found from Texas and coastal Mexico L. v. fulviventris – Lawrence, 1882: southeast Mexico to Guatemala and Belize
L. v. bangsi – Dickey & Van Rossem, 1926: west Guatemala to western Nicaragua and Honduras L. v. nuttingi – Ridgway, 1915: Lake Nicaragua L. v. verreauxi – Bonaparte, 1855: the nominate taxon, found from Nicaragua to Venezuela
L. v. tobagensis – Hellmayr & Seilern, 1915: Tobago L. v. hernandezi – Romero-Zambrano & Morales-Sánchez, 1981: southwest Colombia L. v. decolor – Salvin, 1895: found west of the Andes from... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Zentrygon lawrencii
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Leptotrygon veraguensis
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Chagres National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 457 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-tipped Dove in Chagres National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for White-tipped Dove in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.