Barred dove
Geopelia maugeus (Temminck, 1809)
The barred dove (Geopelia maugeus) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 45 g to 51.9 g and live up to 14 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the barred dove
- Weight
- 45 g – 51.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 14 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the barred dove live?
Not recorded
Is the barred dove endangered?
The barred dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the barred dove classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusGeopelia
- SpeciesGeopelia maugeus (Temminck, 1809)
Synonyms Columba maugei, Columba maugeus, Geopelia maugei, Geopelia maugeus maugeus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- يمام مخططArabic
- tortoreta barradaCatalan
- holoubek proužkoprsýCzech
- Guløjet ZebradueDanish
- ZebratäubchenGerman
- stribrusta kolomboEsperanto
- Tortolita de TimorSpanish
- timori viirtuviEstonian
- indonesianseeprakyyhkyFinnish
- Géopélie de MaugéFrench
- zebrasti golubićCroatian
- timori zebragalambocskaHungarian
- Perkutut BaliIndonesian
- Perkutut lorengIndonesian
- Tortora barrataItalian
- Tortora barrata di TimorItalian
- Tortora zebrata di TimorItalian
- スンダチョウショウバトJapanese
- paprastasis dryžasis purplelisLithuanian
- Gestreepte DuifDutch
- Temmincks ZebraduifDutch
- nymfedueNorwegian
- gołąbek falistyPolish
- rola-de-maugéPortuguese
- rola-de-timorPortuguese
- rola-zebra-timorensePortuguese
- Тиморская горлицаRussian
- Тиморская полосатая горлицаRussian
- holúbok vlnkovanýSlovak
- Prugasti golubićSerbian
- timorzebraduvaSwedish
- Çizgili KumruTurkish
- горлиця тиморськаUkrainian
- 橫斑地鳩Chinese
- 帝汶姬地鸠Chinese
Relatives of the barred dove
Other species in the same genus Geopelia.

Zebra dove
Geopelia striata

Diamond dove
Geopelia cuneata

Peaceful dove
Geopelia placida

Bar-shouldered dove
Geopelia humeralis
CompareBarred dove vs Zebra doveBarred dove vs Diamond doveBarred dove vs Peaceful doveBarred dove vs Bar-shouldered dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the barred dove?
An adult barred dove weighs 45 g – 51.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the barred dove endangered?
The barred dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the barred dove live?
The barred dove has a recorded lifespan of 14 years.
What kind of animal is the barred dove?
The barred dove (Geopelia maugeus) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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