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12-22-2016

Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi

Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The Grenada dove 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 or Well’s dove, it is the national bird of Grenada. It is considered to be one of the most critically endangered doves in the world.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi) is a species of concern belonging in the species group “birds” and found in the following area (s): West Indies (Grenada). This species is also known by the following name (s): Grenada Gray-fronted Dove, Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi (US FWS).

Detailed information
Full Name: Grenada Gray-Fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/02/1970 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found
  • Countries in which the the Grenada Gray-Fronted dove, Wherever found is known to occur: Grenada
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Grenada Gray-Fronted dove.
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