Listen to the Caribbean dove
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About the Caribbean dove
The Caribbean dove is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 165 g.
What does the Caribbean dove sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Caribbean dove (Leptotila jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Belize, the Cayman Islands, Colombia (San Andrés island), Honduras (Bay Islands), Jamaica, and Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula). It has been introduced to the Bahamas.
Related birds in the genus Leptotila
More from the family Columbidae
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Caribbean dove sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Caribbean dove on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Caribbean dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Caribbean dove as “least concern”.
What family does the Caribbean dove belong to?
The Caribbean dove (Leptotila jamaicensis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Cayos Cochinos research station, Honduras by Oliver Komar – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q943451 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Caribbean dove – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom – CC BY 2.0