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Grenada dove
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grenada dove (Leptotila wellsi) is a medium-sized New World tropical dove. It is endemic to the island of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Originally known as the pea dove[2] or Well's dove,[3] it is the national bird of Grenada. It is considered to be one of the most critically endangered doves in the world (Bird Life International 2000).
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Leptotila |
Species: | L. wellsi |
Binomial name | |
Leptotila wellsi (Lawrence, 1884) | |
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