Grenada dove

Grenada dove
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Leptotila
Species:
L. wellsi
Binomial name
Leptotila wellsi
(Lawrence, 1884)

The Grenada dove (Leptotila wellsi) is a medium-sized New World tropical dove. It is endemic to the island of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Originally known as the pea dove[2] or Well's dove,[3] it is the national bird of Grenada. It is considered to be one of the most critically endangered doves in the world (Bird Life International 2000).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Leptotila wellsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22690874A131031811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690874A131031811.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lawrence, G. N. (1884). Characters of a new species of Engyptila, from the island of Grenada, West Indies. Auk 1:180.
  3. ^ Goodwin, Derek. (1970). Pigeons and Doves of the World. British Museum (Natural History): London