Description Barred Dove is small slender bird with a long, narrow tail. The male is slightly larger than the female and they can weigh up to 85 grams. Their body color is primarily grey brown-black edged feathers with a white abdomen. They have a yellow skin around their eyes and white tips on their tail feathers. Their feet are a dull pink or purple and a brownish grey bill. Their coloring is perfect camouflage against the ground.

Lifecycle Breeding season is from September through June. The males raise and spread their tail feather in a display of courtship. Nests are made of leaves and grass blades constructed in a bush or tree or sometimes on the ground. 1 to 2 glossy white eggs are laid, incubated by both parents for 13-18 days and after hatching leave the nest in two weeks.

Habitat Barred Doves are found in dry open areas that have some shrub vegetation. They are also found along the edge of dry wooded areas. Introduced to Hawaii in 1922 they are found in and around parks, gardens, and at restaurants that have outside tables so they can pick up scraps off of the ground.

Diet Feeds on grass seeds, weeds, insects and other invertebrates. They mainly eat small seeds and items that have little water so they need a resource to drink water to survive. They are commonly seen around outdoor restaurants and hotels to feed on crumbs that are left on the ground.

Communication They have a call of a series of soft, short clipped cooing.