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Geopelia maugei

Photo by James Eaton
Labuanbajo, Flores, Indonesia

[edit] Identification

21-25cm

• Heavy barring across throat and breast
• Bare yellow orbital ring

[edit] Distribution

Indonesia: south-eastern Moluccas and Lesser Sundas

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Zebra Dove by some authorities^[2]

[edit] Habitat

Lowland woodland edges, cultivated areas and scrub

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes seeds.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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