Zebra Dove

Zebra Dove

Geopelia striata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Angeles

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

35 Verified sightings at Angeles
4,696 In all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

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.

In 1743 the English naturalist George Edwards included a description and a picture of the zebra dove in his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. His drawing was made from a live specimen at the home of admiral Charles Wager in Parsons Green near London. Edwards was told that the dove had been brought from the East Indies. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the twelfth edition, he included the zebra dove and placed it with all the other pigeons in the genus Columba. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Columba striata and cited Edwards's work. The specific name striata is from the Latin striatus meaning "striated". The type locality has been restricted to the island of Java in Indonesia. The species is now placed in the genus Geopelia that was introduced by the... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:42

Thailand · 2025

© Jorge Leitão · XC1068442 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:39

Seychelles · 2025

© Dries Van de Loock · XC1060826 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Begging call0:40

Malaysia · 2021

© Salocin.TEN · XC618483 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~80%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~60%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
6 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
8 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
10 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
12 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
13 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
14 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
16 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
17 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~90%
2 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~90%
3 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~90%
4 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~90%
5 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~90%
6 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~80%
7 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~70%
8 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~70%
9 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~70%
10 Angeles 🇵🇭 Philippines
~50%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parc des oiseaux 🇫🇷 France In captivity
2 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
3 Khao Kheow Open Zoo 🇹🇭 Thailand In captivity
4 Taronga Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
5 San Antonio Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
6 Kuala Lumpur Bird Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
7 Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens 🇨🇳 China In captivity
8 King's Garden 🇻🇳 Vietnam In captivity
9 Edward Youde Aviary 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China In captivity
10 Kura-Kura Ocean Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia In captivity
11 Ocean Park Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China In captivity
12 Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World 🇹🇭 Thailand In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Zebra Dove in Angeles?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Dove sighting in Angeles on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 23 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

What time of day is best to see a Zebra Dove?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Angeles the best place to see a Zebra Dove?

10th of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate Zebra Dove sightings, Angeles ranks 10th at about 50%. The best odds are in Cebu City (Philippines, about 90%), Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 90%) and Bangkok (Thailand, about 90%).

Which relatives of the Zebra Dove live in Angeles?

Same family: Columbidae

The closest relatives of the Zebra Dove that you can see in Angeles (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Rock Pigeon (about 30%) and Red Turtle Dove (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Zebra Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Zebra Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Angeles (35 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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