About the Grey-fronted Dove
The grey-fronted dove is a large New World tropical dove. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Chile.
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The grey-fronted dove is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 115 to 183 g (4.1 to 6.5 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a grayish to bluish forehead ("front"), a bluish gray crown, and a grayish purple nape and hindneck with some iridescence. The yellow or brown eye is surrounded by bare red skin that is itself surrounded by pinkish white feathers. The throat is also pinkish white and the rest of the face buff to pinkish buff. The upperparts are olive-brown with faint bronze or purplish on the mantle. Voice: The grey-fronted dove's song is "a single mournful monotonous note 'wooOOOoo' which fades in and out."
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Where the Grey-fronted Dove lives
When to see the Grey-fronted Dove
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Grey-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiThe grey-chested dove is 22.5 to 28 cm (8.9 to 11.0 in) long and weighs 132 to 179 g (4.7 to 6.3 oz).
Grey-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsThe grey-headed dove is 23.5 to 26 cm (9.3 to 10.2 in) long and weighs 139 to 205 g (4.9 to 7.2 oz).
Caribbean DoveLeptotila jamaicensisThe Caribbean dove is 29 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs 117 to 190 g (4.1 to 6.7 oz).
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