Zebra dove: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the zebra dove lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Geopelia striata
Group	Pigeons & doves
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania
Mass	3.5 g (birth weight); 47 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Columbiformes
Family	Raphidae

Where does the zebra dove live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the zebra dove in 16 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mauritius, French Polynesia, Seychelles it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
Thailand
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Cambodia
Indonesia (introduced)
Vietnam
Réunion
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (introduced)
French Polynesia (introduced)
Seychelles (introduced)
Mauritius (introduced)
Chinese Taipei
Brunei
Saint Helena

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a zebra dove?

Wikidata records the following for the zebra dove: mass 3.5 g (birth weight); 47 g (adult weight).

Is the zebra dove endangered?

The zebra dove’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the zebra dove?

The zebra dove (Geopelia striata) is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Raphidae, genus Geopelia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the zebra dove

The zebra dove (Geopelia striata), also known as the barred ground dove, or barred dove, is a species of bird of the dove family, Columbidae, native to Southeast Asia. They are small birds with a long tail, predominantly brownish-grey in colour with black-and-white barring. The species is known for its pleasant, soft, staccato cooing calls.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Zebra dove (revision 1333912786), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q288485 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).