Gray-faced leptotyl [1] ( lat. Leptotila rufaxilla ) is a bird from the pigeon family . It has several subspecies that are distributed exclusively in South America.
| Gray-faced Leptotil |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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| International scientific name |
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Leptotila rufaxilla ( Richard & Bernard , 1792 ) |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22690877 |
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The gray-faced leptotile reaches a length of 27 cm, which corresponds to the length of the small white-headed leptotile [2] . The forehead is light gray. The plumage of the top of the head is slightly darker. On the neck, a gray tone is mixed with magenta and slightly shimmers. The face is yellow-brown. The neck on the sides and chest are gray-pink. The upper side of the body is brownish-olive in color. In this case, the back and the inner side of the wings have a slight bronze-greenish glow.
The gray-faced leptotyl has a very large area of distribution, which extends to most of the South American continent. It is absent in the west of the continent, as well as in the south. It is found from Colombia and Venezuela, Guyana, Trinidad and Brazil, from the east of Peru and Bolivia up to the north of Argentina and the east of Uruguay [3] . In parts of its area of distribution, this is a frequent species. The species is distributed at an altitude of 600 m above sea level in the north of South America to 2,200 m above sea level in the south of Brazil.
Its habitat is humid and semi-moist rainforests. It is a species inhabiting the earth. It inhabits the deforestation, using also the secondary forest, where it adjoins the primeval forest .
The gray-faced leptotil is a sedentary bird. She is timid and inconspicuous. Even if she feels a threat to herself, she would rather hide, running into the undergrowth, than take off. It flies always very low. She lives mainly individually or in pairs. The nutritional spectrum covers seeds, small fruits and insects. Reproduction time varies depending on the area of distribution. In the area of distribution, the nesting period lasts all year round [4] . Clutch consists of 1-2 eggs. The incubation period is 12 days. Young birds become independent in 12-13 days.
The gray-faced leptotyl was first shown at the London Zoo in 1880 [5] . She can live with proper care for a very long time. The gray-faced leptotil contained in the Berlin Zoo survived to the age of 29 years [6] .
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 103. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- ↑ Rösler, S. 211
- ↑ Gibbs, S. 364
- ↑ Gibbs, S. 363
- ↑ Rösler, S. 212
- ↑ Münst, S. 171
- David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes und John Cox: Pigeons and Doves - A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World . Pica Press, Sussex 2001, ISBN 90-74345-26-3
- Alois Münst und Josef Wolters: Tauben - Die Arten der Wildtauben , 2. erweiterte und überarbeitete Auflage, Verlag Karin Wolters, Bottrop 1999, ISBN 3-9801504-9-6
- Gerhard Rösler: Die Wildtauben der Erde - Freileben, Haltung und Zucht . Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld-Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7944-0184-0
