Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Grey-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) - HBW 4, p. 169
French: Colombe à calotte grise
German: Bonapartetaube
Spanish: Paloma Montaraz Cabecigrís
Taxonomy: Leptoptila [sic] plumbeiceps P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1868, Vera Paz, Guatemala.
May form superspecies with L. rufaxilla and L. pallida, and possibly also with L. battyi and L. wellsi, and all five have been considered conspecific. Also related to L. verreauxi. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- plumbeiceps P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 - E Mexico through Belize, E Guatemala, Caribbean slope of Honduras and Nicaragua to coastal W Costa Rica, and S to W Colombia.
- notius J. L. Peters, 1931 - Caribbean slope of W Panama.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the forest ground Locality Calakmul, Campeche State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 3 -
A close-up of two birds perched Locality Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp plumbeiceps)
Josep del Hoyo 6 October 2006 4 years ago 25 sec 2.7 -
A bird walking. Locality Laguna Bélgica, Selva El Ocote Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp plumbeiceps)
Josep del Hoyo 6 April 2009 2 years ago 14 sec 2.5
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A bird calling from a tree around dawn
Locality Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp plumbeiceps)
monicayhector 14 April 2008 2 years ago 2.8
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