Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Caribbean Dove

Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): White-bellied Dove, Ground Dove, Jamaican Dove, White-fronted Dove, White-bellied Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Jamaica - Apr, 2001 © Allen Chartier  New Providence Island, The Bahamas - Jan, 2006 © Mike Bergin - 10,000 Birds  New Providence Island, The Bahamas - Jan, 2006 © Mike Bergin - 10,000 Birds  New Providence Island, The Bahamas - Jan, 2006 © Mike Bergin - 10,000 Birds 
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Range

Yucatan Peninsula and West Indies;
Several populations;
(1) Ex. e. Mexico (n. Yucatan Peninsula, Cancun, Cozumel, Mujeres and Holbox Is.), ne. Belize (Ambergris Cay) and islands off Honduras (Barbareta, Roatan and Little Hog).
(2) Grand Cayman.
(3) Jamaica.
Introduced to the Bahamas on New Providence.
(4) St. Andrews Is. (San Andres Is.) off ce. Nicaragua.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dan Mennill

References

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

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