Barred Dove vs Peaceful Dove

Barred Dove

Geopelia maugeus

Medium63 gWoodland

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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Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0

Peaceful Dove

Geopelia placida

Small48 gWoodland

The bird is a relatively small pigeon and varies in length from 19 to 21 centimetres (7.6 to 8.4 inches). The peaceful dove has a pink-grey breast with chequered grey-brown wings. Thin striations of black appear around the neck and nape area and descend down the back. The eye is greyish-white and a blue-grey ring surrounds the eye that tapers off and joins the beak/cere. The juveniles are paler and less striated. They also have a duller eye ring.

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Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

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