Zebra Dove

The Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) also known as Barred Ground Dove, is a bird of the dove family Columbidae, native to South-east Asia. It is closely related to the Peaceful Dove of Australia and New Guinea and the Barred Dove of eastern Indonesia. These two were classified as subspecies of the Zebra Dove until recently and the names Peaceful Dove and Barred Dove were often applied to the whole species.

Read more about Zebra Dove:  Habitat and Range, Description, Feeding, Reproduction

Famous quotes containing the words zebra and/or dove:

    Apeneck Sweeney spreads his knees
    Letting his arms hang down to laugh,
    The zebra strips along his jaw
    Swelling to maculate giraffe.
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    On the day that will always belong to you,
    lunar clockwork had faltered
    and I was certain. Walking
    the streets of Manhattan I thought:
    Remember this day. I felt already
    like an urn, filling with wine.
    —Rita Dove (b. 1952)