see text Leptotila is a genus of birds in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae.

These are ground-foraging doves that live in the Americas.

The genus Leptotila was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1837 with the Caribbean dove Leptotila jamaicensis as the type species.

[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek leptos meaning "delicate" or "slender" with ptilon meaning "feather".

[4] The genus contains the following 11 species:[5] Geotrygon – 9 species Leptotila – 11 species Leptotrygon – olive-backed quail-dove Zenaida – 7 species Zentrygon – 8 species This Columbiformes-related article is a stub.