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Zebra Dove: Adult male, female and juvenile

on 4th August 2018
An adult male Zebra Dove flanked by two recently fledged juveniles.

Adult Zebra Doves (Geopelia striata) have their upperparts, neck and sides of breast boldly barred black. The central portion of the breast is unbarred and has the colour of red wine. Lower down the belly the breast is whitish.

Adult female with a juvenile waiting to be fed.

According to Gibbs et al. (2001), the adult female is slightly different from the male in the central portion of the breast in that it is narrower.

Adult female Zebra Dove.

The juvenile has it’s the barring right across the breast and extending upwards onto the crown and nape.

Juvenile Zebra Dove.

An earlier post on the male and female Zebra Dove can be viewed HERE.

YC Wee
Singapore
26th April 2018

Reference:
Gibbs, D., Barnes, E. & Cox, J. (2001). Pigeons and doves: A guide to the pigeons and doves of the world. Sussex: Pica Press. 615 pp.

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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