Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
   (L 11" Wt 5.29 oz)
Rancho Naturalista
08Feb2010
Range extends from south
Mexico to Columbia.
Innocent as a dove you will harm
no one, but wise as a serpent no
one will harm you.
  (Haug)
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
Leptotila in Greek means
slender feather.
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Selva Verde Lodge
10Jan2023