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.