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White-tipped Dove
Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Pigeons & doves

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWhite-tipped Dove
DutchVerreaux' Duif
SpanishPaloma arroyera
Chinese白额棕翅鸠
Sranan Tongodoifi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLeptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855

About this species

The white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae
GenusLeptotila

In Suriname

430Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini147
  • Para125
  • Commewijne77
  • Paramaribo25
  • Brokopondo16
  • Wanica10
  • Marowijne4
  • Coronie2
  • Nickerie2
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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