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Barred Ground Dove
Geopelia striata
13.7641, 100.678
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Zebra Dove. It is similar to Spotted Dove, but the Spotted Dove has white stripe with black spots on the back of its neck, but not for the Zebra Dove. The birds are small and slender with a long, narrow tail. The upperparts are brownish-grey with black-and-white barring. The underparts are pinkish with black bars on the sides of the neck, breast and belly. The face is blue-grey with bare blue skin around the eyes. There are white tips to the tail feathers. Juveniles are duller and paler than the adults. Zebra Doves are 20-23 centimetres in length with a wingspan of 24–26 cm.
The nest is a simple platform of leaves and grass blades. It is built in a bush or tree or sometimes on the ground(in this case it's on my coconuts). One or two white eggs are laid and are incubated by either male or female (parents) for 13 to 18 days.
Habitat:
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It inhabits scrub, farmland and open country in lowland areas and is commonly seen in parks and gardens.
Notes:
I found it at a corner of my house, near the backyard. It's incubating or hatching on its nest that built on my decorating-coconuts. When I tried to take a photo, it fear and flew away, so I can take a photo of its eggs too...
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