Grenada dove
Leptotila wellsi (Lawrence, 1884)
The grenada dove (Leptotila wellsi) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 200 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
Quick facts about the grenada dove
- Weight
- 200 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grenada dove live?
Not recorded
What is the grenada dove?
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 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.
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Is the grenada dove endangered?
The grenada dove is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.
How is the grenada dove classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusLeptotila
- SpeciesLeptotila wellsi (Lawrence, 1884)
Synonyms Engyptila wellsi, Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- حمام غريناداArabic
- حمامة غريناداArabic
- Гренадски гълъбBulgarian
- colom feréstec de l'illa de GrenadaCatalan
- holub WellsůvCzech
- holub grenadskýCzech
- turtur GrenadaWelsh
- Grenada JorddueDanish
- WelltaubeGerman
- Grenada-TaubeGerman
- GrenadataubeGerman
- grenada kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma montaraz de GranadaSpanish
- grenada manteltuviEstonian
- grenadanjuoksukyyhkyFinnish
- Colombe de GrenadeFrench
- Zénaïde de GrenadeFrench
- grenadai pufókgerleHungarian
- Tortora di GrenadaItalian
- グレナダバトJapanese
- 그레나다비둘기Korean
- grenadinė leptotilaLithuanian
- GrenadaduifDutch
- grenadadueNorwegian
- gołębik grenadyjskiPolish
- غرناطہ کگیWestern Panjabi
- rola-granadinaPortuguese
- Rola-de-GranadaPortuguese
- rola-de-grenadaPortuguese
- rolinha-de-granadaPortuguese
- Гренадская голубкаRussian
- Гренадская лептотилаRussian
- holubec grenadskýSlovak
- Grenadski golubSerbian
- grenadaduvaSwedish
- Grenada KumrusuTurkish
- горличка гренадськаUkrainian
- 威氏棕翅鸠Chinese
- 格林納達棕翅鳩Chinese
- 格瑞納達棕翅鳩Chinese
Relatives of the grenada dove
Other species in the same genus Leptotila.
Caribbean dove
Leptotila jamaicensis
Grey-fronted dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
White-tipped dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Grey-chested dove
Leptotila cassinii
Tolima dove
Leptotila conoveri
Pallid dove
Leptotila pallida
CompareGrenada dove vs Caribbean doveGrenada dove vs Grey-fronted doveGrenada dove vs White-tipped doveGrenada dove vs Grey-chested dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grenada dove?
An adult grenada dove weighs 200 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grenada dove endangered?
The grenada dove is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the grenada dove?
The grenada dove (Leptotila wellsi) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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