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    The Grenada Dove is the national bird of Grenada and is critically endangered. It has a very small population of only around 110 individuals that is continuing to decline. The Grenada Dove is endemic to Grenada and its habitat is limited to the forested areas along the western coast. Its habitat is being destroyed by agriculture, development, and storms, while predators like mongooses also threaten the species. Conservation efforts aim to protect its habitat and make hunting the dove illegal to help save this rare bird.

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    The Grenada Dove is the national bird of Grenada and is critically endangered. It has a very small population of only around 110 individuals that is continuing to decline. The Grenada Dove is endemic to Grenada and its habitat is limited to the forested areas along the western coast. Its habitat is being destroyed by agriculture, development, and storms, while predators like mongooses also threaten the species. Conservation efforts aim to protect its habitat and make hunting the dove illegal to help save this rare bird.

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    Grenada Dove

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    The Grenada Dove is the national bird of Grenada and is critically endangered. It has a very small population of only around 110 individuals that is continuing to decline. The Grenada Dove is endemic to Grenada and its habitat is limited to the forested areas along the western coast. Its habitat is being destroyed by agriculture, development, and storms, while predators like mongooses also threaten the species. Conservation efforts aim to protect its habitat and make hunting the dove illegal to help save this rare bird.

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    Grenada Dove By Adilah Adams

    816016431
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Columbiformes
    Family: Columbidae
    Genus: Leptotila
    Species: Leptotila wellsi
    Common names:
    Grenada Dove, Well’s Dove, Pea Dove
    The Grenada Dove is endemic, the national bird of
    Grenada, and has Critically Endangered status as reported
    by IUCN in 1994. This species has always been rare and its
    population has steadily declined since.
    Habitat and Eating Habits Threats
    - Range limited to along the - Clearing of land
    west coast of Grenada - for agriculture &
    - Forested hills, dry forests, aquaculture, residential
    & commercial
    evergreen and deciduous development
    vegetation - Mongoose, rates, cats &
    - Current estimate of mature opossum hunt the
    individuals was found to be Grenada dove and eggs
    110 (90-130 range with - Storms, floods and
    decreasing population size changing weather
    - Eats papaya, fruits, seeds, patterns
    grains, mealworms and - Pollution
    forages on forest floor.
    - Estimated to
    Conservation Efforts
    live for 4.2 Grenada established
    years protected and a national
    - They are parks & made hunting
    legally birds/eggs illegal
    protected

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