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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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When to see the Peaceful Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Peaceful Dove
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Peaceful Dove
The peaceful dove is a pigeon native to Australia and New Guinea. The peaceful dove is closely related to the zebra dove of south-east Asia and the barred dove of eastern Indonesia. Until recently, the three were classed as a single species, Geopelia striata, known as peaceful dove or zebra dove.
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Easily confused with
Zebra DoveGeopelia striataThe birds are small and slender with a long, narrow tail.
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralisThe dove has a blue-grey breast with chequered brown-bronze wings.
Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneataThey are small pigeons with a length of 19 to 21 centimeters or 9 to 11 inches.
Side by side: Peaceful Dove vs Zebra Dove · Bar-shouldered Dove vs Peaceful Dove · Diamond Dove vs Peaceful Dove · Barred Dove vs Peaceful Dove
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