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 →
Recent sightings of White-tipped Dove in Piedras Blancas National Park
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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 Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 1,495 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-tipped Dove in Piedras Blancas National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for White-tipped Dove in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.