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A small brown bird with curly permed feathers! I'm sure this bird had a perm before it came out! I just had to take a picture of it, I've never seen feathers like that on an SBS before Geopelia striata,Reunion,Small brown bird,Zebra dove,winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

A small brown bird with curly permed feathers!

I'm sure this bird had a perm before it came out! I just had to take a picture of it, I've never seen feathers like that on an SBS before

    comments (3)

  1. Any idea what it is?
    Looks like its the first photo from Reunion on the site, nice :)
    Posted 9 years ago
  2. It's a zebra dove (Geopelia striata).
    They're native to South-East Asia, but there's been a feral population on Réunion for decades.
    Posted 9 years ago
  3. Mystery solved. Thank you. Posted 9 years ago

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The zebra dove, 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.

Similar species: Pigeons And Doves
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Jul 21, 2016. Captured Jun 29, 2016 14:17.
  • FinePix S5700 S700
  • f/3.5
  • 1/128s
  • ISO400
  • 23.1mm