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Grey-fronted dove

Leptotila rufaxilla (Richard & Bernard, 1792)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 139 g to 157 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)
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Quick facts about the grey-fronted dove

Weight
139 g – 157 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey-fronted dove live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-fronted dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) is a large New World tropical dove. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Chile.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-fronted dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-fronted_dove&oldid=1320595974), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grey-fronted dove endangered?

The grey-fronted dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-fronted dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusLeptotila
  7. SpeciesLeptotila rufaxilla (Richard & Bernard, 1792)

Synonyms Columba rufaxilla

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Gray-fronted doveEnglish
  • Gray-fronted doveEnglish
  • يمام رمادي الجبهةArabic
  • colom feréstec frontgrísCatalan
  • holub šedočelýCzech
  • turtur dalcenllwydWelsh
  • Gråpandet JorddueDanish
  • RotachseltaubeGerman
  • grizfrunta kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma cabeza plomaSpanish
  • Paloma Cabeza-PlomaSpanish
  • Paloma de Frente GrisSpanish
  • Paloma montaraz frentiblancaSpanish
  • Paloma Montaraz OscuraSpanish
  • Yerutí coloradaSpanish
  • selva-manteltuviEstonian
  • harmaaotsakyyhkyFinnish
  • Colombe à front grisFrench
  • Zénaïde à front grisFrench
  • sivokapi golubCroatian
  • szürkearcú pufókgerleHungarian
  • Tortora frontegrigiaItalian
  • ハイビタイシャコバトJapanese
  • Käkäejbt
  • pilkakaktė leptotilaLithuanian
  • GrijskruinduifDutch
  • gråpannedueNorwegian
  • gołębik szaroczelnyPolish
  • Juriti-gemedeiraPortuguese
  • juriti-de-testa-brancaPortuguese
  • rola-de-testa-brancaPortuguese
  • Серолобая голубкаRussian
  • Серолобая лептотилаRussian
  • holubec sivočelýSlovak
  • Sivočeli golubSerbian
  • gråpannad duvaSwedish
  • Gri Alınlı KumruTurkish
  • горличка сіроголоваUkrainian
  • 灰額棕翅鳩Chinese
  • 灰额棕翅鸠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the grey-fronted dove

Other species in the same genus Leptotila.

CR, Critically Endangered
Grenada dove (Leptotila wellsi)

Grenada dove

Leptotila wellsi

Columbidae

NT, Near Threatened
Tolima dove (Leptotila conoveri)

Tolima dove

Leptotila conoveri

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern
Pallid dove (Leptotila pallida)

Pallid dove

Leptotila pallida

Columbidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-fronted dove?

An adult grey-fronted dove weighs 139 g – 157 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-fronted dove endangered?

The grey-fronted dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the grey-fronted dove?

The grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-fronted-dove

MLA

“Grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-fronted-dove.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_fronted_dove_2026,
  title = {Grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-fronted-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}