The Zebra Dove, Geopelia striata, also known as Barred Ground Dove, is a bird of the dove family Columbidae, native to South-east Asia. It is closely related to the Peaceful Dove of Australia and New Guinea and the Barred Dove of eastern Indonesia. These two were classified as subspecies of the Zebra Dove until recently and the names Peaceful Dove and Barred Dove were often applied to the whole species.
Zebra Doves were introduced to Hawaii in 1922.
Zebra Doves in Days of Infamy[]
While the Zebra Dove was plentiful on Hawaii from 1922 until 1941, the chronic shortage of food during the Japanese occupation drove the people to eat the Zebra Doves faster than the birds could reproduce.
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