Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Gray-headed Dove

Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps

Described by: Sclater, P. L.; Salvin (1868)
Alternate common name(s): Grey-headed Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Caņo Negro National Park, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica - May, 2008 © Elidier Vargas 
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Range

C. Central America s. to ex. nw. South America;
Two populations;
(1) Se. Mexico (s. Tamaulipas, e. San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Mexico, Puebla and n. Oaxaca) s. on Gulf-Caribbean slope to Nicaragua and both slopes of Costa Rica.
(2) W. Panama (Bocas del Toro) to w. Colombia (Cauca Valley, Pacific slope of the Andes s. to Valle).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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