Leptotila

Translingual

Leptotila jamaicensis (Caribbean dove)

Proper noun

Leptotila f

1. 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