Gray-fronted Dove
Asa Wright Nature Centre
19Feb2018
Closely related to the White-tipped
Dove...found solely in mainland So.
Amer., with the exception of Trinidad.
Leptotila rufaxilla
(L 11" Wt 5.5 oz)
Leptotila is Greek for slender
wing; rufaxilla in Latin means
reddish armpit.
And the Holy Ghost descended in a
bodily shape like a dove upon him,
and a voice came from heaven which
said ’Thou art my beloved Son; in
thee I am well pleased’.
(Luke 3:22)
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