Tolima Dove (Leptotila conoveri)
About the Tolima Dove
The Tolima dove (Leptotila conoveri) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Colombia. The Tolima dove is monotypic. It is closely related to the grey-chested dove (Leptotila cassinii) and ochre-bellied dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris), and might form a superspecies with them. The Tolima dove is 22.5 to 25 cm (8.9 to 9.8 in) long. It has a blue-gray to dark gray crown and a reddish hindneck with a violet gloss. Its upper mantle is reddish gray overlain with iridescent violet and the rest of the upperparts are dark gray with purple iridescence. The wings are browner and the tail is slaty with white tips on the outer feathers. The throat is white and the breast reddish pink with a sharp division between it and the buff lower breast and belly.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 20 CC BY-NC-SA · 11 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Caribbean DoveLeptotila jamaicensisrecording
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.