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The bird is a relatively small pigeon and varies in length from 23 to 25 centimeters (9.1 to 10.2 inches). It is generally greyish with a black-barred pattern over most of its underparts and the breast. Its orbital skin is yellowish. It is sometimes confused with the zebra dove, which is found in Sumbawa, but can be distinguished by its yellow orbital skin and more extensive black-and-white barring across the breast and belly
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When to see the Barred Dove
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Barred Dove
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Cambodia.
About the Barred Dove
The barred dove, also known as temminck's zebra dove or the lesser sunda dove is a small dove that is native and endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. It is closely related to the zebra dove of Southeast Asia and the peaceful dove of Australia and New Guinea.
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Easily confused with
Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneataThey are small pigeons with a length of 19 to 21 centimeters or 9 to 11 inches.
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralisThe dove has a blue-grey breast with chequered brown-bronze wings.
Peaceful DoveGeopelia placidaThe bird is a relatively small pigeon and varies in length from 19 to 21 centimetres (7.6 to 8.4 inches).
Side by side: Barred Dove vs Diamond Dove · Bar-shouldered Dove vs Barred Dove · Barred Dove vs Peaceful Dove
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