#1087 · 🐦 birds

Zebra Dove

🇳🇱 Zebraduif ·Geopelia striata

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The zebra dove ( Geopelia striata ) also known as barred ground dove , is a bird of the dove family, Columbidae, native to Southeast Asia. They are small birds with a long tail. They are predominantly brownish-grey in colour with black-and-white barring. They are known for their pleasant soft, staccato cooing calls.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 31,061iNaturalist observations
weight 47 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
31,061 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 47 g.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).