Zebra Dove

Thanks Malcolm. The links were very interesting, though the issue of keeping doves as pets was not answered authoritatively, with citations of specific sections statute or administrative rules. One thing is certain, they are very common in Hawaii. Also, to follow upon one item in the first link, viz., foot and toe damage, I have noted over the years, without making a study of it, what appears to be many doves walking about with one or more toes missing. The occurrence of this condition seems to be more frequent than what I would regard as random, but I don't know enough either about dove biology or the environment in which doves exist to be able to formulate a hypothesis as to its cause.

Interesting idea. I did not note a leg band, though I wasn't looking. In addition, I've not heard of doves being kept as pets hereabouts, though I lack any expert knowledge on the subject. Certainly, one sometimes sees escaped birds, but they are fairly obvious as they do not normally exist in the wild.

Thanks Malcolm. Despite how this species may behave elsewhere, "normal local behavior" is for them to take flight if anyone approaches within ten feet, ruling out the easy acquisition of close-up imagery. The behavior of this individual was not locally normal.

Thanks, lads. I've edited the spotting to reflect Zebra Dove as the ID. Of note, most of these doves have a hint of "Carolina blue" on the "forehead" feathers which is not clearly visible, if it's there at all, in this spotting. Perhaps that lack of color is in some way symptomatic if whatever made it so lethargic.