Leptotila Swainson, 1837

Nascimento, Rafael S. & Silveira, Luís Fábio, 2024, Fossil and subfossil birds of Brazil, Zoologia (e 23079) 41, pp. 1-234 : 113

Leptotila Swainson

324. Leptotila sp. 1

Late Holocene – RJ

“Provavelmente Leptotila rufaxila ou Leptotila verreauxi ” [sic] – Lima and Silva 1984: 30.

Lima and Silva (1984) reported remains possibly referable to Leptotila rufaxilla or Leptotila verreauxi from the Ilha de Santana site in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, dated 1,260±330 years BP. The material is represented by a left humerus, a right femur, and a left femur, all complete.

325. Leptotila spp . 2

Quaternary – MG

Leptotila spp . – Sales 2003: 214.

Sales (2003) reported four specimens among the bones and mummified carcasses from Zona II of Lapa do Rezar in Itacarambi , Minas Gerais .

326. Leptotila sp. 3

Holocene – PI

Leptotila sp. – Barbosa 2017: 110.

Barbosa (2017) reported this species from Toca do Alto da Serra do Capim in Guaribas, PiauÍ. These remains were not found in association with human burials or combustion structures .

327. Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte

Quaternary – MG, PI, RJ

Engyptila ochroptera – Winge 1887: 39–40.

Leptoptila ochroptera (chalcauchenia) [sic] – Goeldi 1894: 386. Engyptila ochroptera – Lambrecht 1933: 769.

Leptotila verreauxi – Brodkorb 1971: 199.

Leptotila verreauxi [ Engyptila ochroptera ] – Mones 1986: 93–94. Leptotila verreauxi – Cuello 1988: 52.

Leptotila verreauxi – Nascimento and Silveira 2020: 493.

Winge (1887) reported many bones from Lapa da Escrivânia V, with humeri notably numerous. They present a high degree of individual variation, particularly striking in some tarsometatarsi, but this was also observed in three recent skeletons. There are also a humerus from Lapa da Escrivânia XI, some bones from “various caves” [26], and two bones of recent age [28]. The total material is represented by the scapula, coracoid, humerus, ulna, carpometacarpus, femur, tibiotarsus, and tarsometatarsus.

Leptotila verreauxi – Bueno 2007: 34.

Bueno (2007) mentioned this species among avian remains from sambaquis in the APA de Massambaba, coastal Rio de Janeiro .

Leptotila verreauxi – Moraes 2014: 46, 60, fig. 25.

Moraes (2014) reported this species from the uppermost layers of sector A of Toca da Janela da Barra do Antonião. The remains figure among material collected between 1988 and 1990 and are deposited in the Laboratório de VestÍgios Orgânicos of FUMDHAM.

Only post-cranial remains were reported. About 90% of the analyzed humeri presented a dark coloration, which suggests they were burned. Some superficial fractures were also observed. A left humerus was depicted (labeled as 8257-7). A single ulna was analyzed, and it also had a dark coloration.

328. Leptotila rufaxilla (Richard & Bernard)

Late Holocene – RJ

Leptotila rufaxilla – Bueno 2007: 34.

Bueno (2007) mentioned this species among avian remains from sambaquis in the APA de Massambaba, coastal Rio de Janeiro .