Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
Where to find them 2
● Foraging on the ground on bare dirt in shrub land near the pollinator garden behind the visitors center
● Foraging on the ground on coastal shrub land strand near Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk
● Perched on snags at edge of the wetland
● Flying above the canopy of shrub land forests
Bird Facts 2
● Introduced to Hawaii in 1855 by Chinese immigrants as a food source
● Sometimes called banquet doves
Sources and Credits
- Friends of Kealia Pond NWR, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Friends of Kealia Pond NWR
- (c) Friends of Kealia Pond NWR, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
