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ShrublandPlatform nestMedium · 147 g
What the White-tipped Dove sounds like
ID tip
The dove is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 155 g (5.5 oz). Adult birds of most races have a grey tinge from the crown to the nape, a pale grey or whitish forehead and a whitish throat. The eye-ring is typically red in most of its range, but blue in most of the Amazon and northern South America. The upperparts and wings are grey-brown, and the underparts are whitish shading to pinkish, dull grey or buff on the chest. The underwing coverts are rufous. The tail is broadly tipped with white, but this is best visible from below or in flight.
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When to see the White-tipped Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-tipped Dove
The map shades 25 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-tipped Dove
The white-tipped dove is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux.
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Easily confused with
Grey-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxillaThe grey-fronted dove is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 115 to 183 g (4.1 to 6.5 oz).
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).
Side by side: Grey-fronted Dove vs White-tipped Dove · Grey-chested Dove vs White-tipped Dove · Grey-headed Dove vs White-tipped Dove
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