Jacamar
Well-known member
I am having trouble identifying a dove.It is either the white-tipped dove(leptotila verreauxi) or the gray-fronted dove(leptotila rufaxilla). I have seen it several times, but they are extremely shy, flying away before I even know they are there. My fieldguide says that the gray-fronted has spots on its wings, but the white-tipped dove doesn't. I don't know what it means by spots on its wings, and I haven't ever been able to see it good enough to find out. I hope someone can help me.