Bird name:

Zebra Dove

Geopelia striata

Order

COLUMBIFORMES

Family

Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Code 4

ZEBD

Code 6

GEOSTR

ITIS

177196

Breeding Location:

Grassland with scattered trees, Urban, Bushes and shrubs

Breeding Type:

Monogamous

Breeding Population:

Abundant

Egg Color:

White

Number of Eggs:

1 - 2

Incubation Days:

13 - 18

Egg Incubator:

Both sexes

Nest Material:

Twigs, leaves, and grass

Migration:

Nonmigratory

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General

Zebra Dove: Native to Asia. Upperparts are brown-gray with black barring. Underparts are pink to buff with fine black and white bars on the sides of the neck, breast, and belly. Outer tail feathers white-edged. Blue-gray face with blue skin around the bill and eye. Sexes are similar. Juveniles are darker with brown mottled upperparts, brown underparts.

Range and Habitat

Zebra Dove: Found on all the main Hawaiian islands. It inhabits open country, scrub, farmland and forests, and is also common in parks and gardens. Native to Asia.

Breeding and Nesting

Zebra Dove: One or two white eggs are laid in a flimsy platform nest constructed of twigs and fibers in a small tree, palm, or bush. Both parents incubate eggs for 13 to 18 days. Chicks fledge 14 to 17 days after hatching.

Foraging and Feeding

Zebra Dove: Forages alone or in pairs on roads, bare ground, and short grass. Feeds on small grass and weed seeds, as well as insects and other small invertebrates.

Readily Eats

Bread Products, Seeds

Vocalization

Zebra Dove: Utters a series of "coos"

Similar Species

Zebra Dove: Spotted and Mourning Doves are larger and lack the barred plumage. Spotted Dove shows black band with white spotting on hindneck. Mourning Dove has black spots on wing coverts.

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Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Face

The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.

Outer tail feathers

The tail feathers farthest from the center.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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