Leptotila
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Leptotila jamaicensis (Caribbean dove)
Translingual
Proper noun
Leptotila f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – doves of the tropical and subtropical New World.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbimorphae – clade; Columbiformes – order; Columbidae – family; Columbinae - subfamily; Zenaidini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Leptotila battyi (Azuero dove), Leptotila cassinii (grey-chested dove), Leptotila conoveri (Tolima dove), Leptotila jamaicensis (Caribbean dove), Leptotila megalura (Yungas dove), Leptotila ochraceiventris (ochre-bellied dove), Leptotila pallida (pallid dove), Leptotila plumbeiceps (grey-headed dove), Leptotila rufaxilla (white-tipped dove), Leptotila verreauxi, Leptotila wellsi (Grenada dove) - species
References
Leptotila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Leptotila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Leptotila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
