Peaceful Dove

Geopelia placida

Summary 2

The peaceful dove (Geopelia placida) is a pigeon native to Australia and New Guinea. The peaceful dove is closely related to the zebra dove of south-east Asia and the barred dove of eastern Indonesia. Until recently, the three were classed as a single species, Geopelia striata, known as peaceful dove or zebra dove.

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  1. (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/128578170@N06/24253058203/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopelia_placida

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