Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Brown-backed Dove (Leptotila battyi) - HBW 4, p. 170
French: Colombe du Panama
German: Panamataube
Spanish: Paloma Montaraz de Coiba
Other common names: Batty’s Dove
Taxonomy: Leptoptila [sic] battyi Rothschild, 1901, Coiba Island.
Has been considered part of a superspecies with L. rufaxilla, L. plumbeiceps, L. pallida and L. wellsi, and all five have been considered conspecific; most commonly placed within L. plumbeiceps, but has different vocalizations. Also related to L. verreauxi. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- malae Griscom, 1927 - Pacific slope of Panama in S Veraguas and W Herrera, including Cebaco I.
- battyi Rothschild, 1901 - Coiba I (off SC Panama).
- Vulnerable
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