Listen to the Zebra dove
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About the Zebra dove
The Zebra dove is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 47 g.
What does the Zebra dove sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Columbidae
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Crested pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Frequently asked questions
What does a Zebra dove sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Zebra dove on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Zebra dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Zebra dove as “least concern”.
What family does the Zebra dove belong to?
The Zebra dove (Geopelia striata) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · CPAC, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas… by Derek Paulo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · CPAC, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas… by Derek Paulo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · CPAC, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas… by Derek Paulo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q288485 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Zebra dove – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JJ Harrison ( https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/1MF79Mf2vRuTfWFs ) – CC BY-SA 4.0