A small bird with patterned feathers perched on a branch, set against a blurred grid-like background.

Barred dove

The barred dove, also known as a temminck's zebra dove or Lesser Sunda dove, is a small species of bird native and endemic to Indonesia. You can visit our barred doves in our Gems of the Jungle exhibit

Barred doveGeopelia maugeus

  • Class:

    Aves

  • Order:

    Columbiformes

  • Family:

    Columbidae

About the Barred dove

The barred dove can grow up to 25cm and has recognisable black, white and grey stripes down its chest and an orange ring around each eye. They are the only long-tailed barred doves in their range, and communicate using high-pitched, repetitive calls and purring noises

Conservation

Barred doves are considered as least concern on the IUCN Red List

Interesting facts