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Leptotila plumbeiceps
SUBFAMILY
Columbinae
TAXONOMY
Leptotila plumbeiceps Sclater and Salvin, 1868, Vera Paz, Guatemala. Two subspecies.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Colombe a calotte grise; German: Bonapartetaube; Spanish: Paloma Montaraz Cabecigris.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
9.8 in (25 cm), 6.0 oz (170 g). Forehead bluish gray. Olivebrown above, white pinkish buff beneath.
DISTRIBUTION
Central America, from Mexico to Colombia.
HABITAT
Humid forest.
BEHAVIOR
Not known.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Not known.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Not known.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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