Alternative name: Peaceful Dove
- Geopelia striata
Identification
20·5–21·5 cm (8-8½ in); long, narrow tail
- Brownish-grey upperparts with black-and-white barring
- Pinkish underparts
- Black bars on the sides of the neck, breast and belly
- Blue-grey face
- Bare blue skin around the eyes
- White tipped tail feathers
Juvenile: duller and paler than the adults
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in southern Myanmar to Malaysia, Sumatra and Java.
Possibly also in the Philippines.
Introduced in the Hawaiian Islands, where it is abundant.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mangroves, forests, hotel grounds, bush, parks; rural and urban areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a wide variety of grain, weed and grass seeds; supplemented with insects.
Breeding
The males display to the female by bowing the head and spreading the tail. The platform nest is formed from leaves and grass and usually found in a bush or tree. The 1 or 2 white eggs are incubated by both adults for 13-18 days; the young fledging after 2 weeks.
Vocalisation
Call:a soft, staccato cooing.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zebra Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zebra_Dove
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