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Rodrigues Pigeon
Nesoenas rodericanus (Milne-Edwards, A 1873)
The Rodrigues pigeon or Rodrigues dove is an extinct species of pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It is known from a subfossil sternum and some other bones, and the descriptions of Leguat (1708) and Julien Tafforet (1726). Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Nesoenas
Scientific:
Nesoenas rodericanus
Original description
Citation:
(Milne-Edwards, A 1873)
Reference:
Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool.
5, ser.19, no.2-3 p.16, pl.12
Protonym:
Columba rodericana
Type locality:
Rodriguez Island
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103321#page/190/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2BB91092BC7E5063
Avibase ID:
avibase-2BB91092
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2BB91092
Taxonomic Serial Number:
EXTINCT
English:
Rodrigues Pigeon
Afrikaans:
Rodriguestortelduif
Bulgarian:
Родригеска гургулица
Catalan:
Tórtora de l'illa Rodrigues
Czech:
holub rodriguezský
Danish:
Rodriguesblådue
German:
Rodriguestaube
Esperanto:
rodriga kolombo
Spanish:
Tórtola de Rodríguez
Spanish (Spain):
Tórtola de Rodríguez
Finnish:
rodriguesinsinikyyhky
French:
Pigeon de Rodrigues
Croatian:
maskarenska grlica
Hungarian:
rodriguezi gerle
Japanese:
ロドリゲスキジバト
Lithuanian:
Rodrigijaus karvelis
Dutch:
Rodriguesduif
Norwegian:
rodriguesturteldue
Polish:
synogarlica maskareńska
Portuguese:
pomba-da-rodrigues
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-de-rodrigues
Russian:
Родригесский голубь
Slovak:
hrdlička sivá
Serbian:
Grlica sa ostrva Rodrigez (izumrla)
Swedish:
rodriguesduva
Turkish:
Rodrigez güvercini
Ukrainian:
Фунінго маскаренський
Chinese:
罗岛蓝鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
羅德里圭斯斑鳩
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Avilist 2025: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rodrigues Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas rodericana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Clements, version 2025: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| eBird version 2019: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| eBird version 2021: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| eBird version 2022: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| eBird version 2023: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| eBird version 2024: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| eBird version 2025: Rodrigues Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rodrigues Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Rodrigues Pigeon ( Nesoenas rodericanus) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: fossil species (extinct)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Tórtora de l'illa Rodrigues
Czech: holub rodriguezský
Danish: Rodriguesblådue
German: Rodriguestaube
English: Rodrigues Blue Pigeon, Rodrigues Blue-pigeon, Rodrigues Pigeon, Rodrigues Turtle-dove, Rodriguez Pigeon
English, HBW: Rodrigues Turtle-dove
English (IOC): Rodrigues Pigeon
English (United States): Rodrigues Turtle-Dove
Esperanto: rodriga kolombo, Rodrigesa kolombo, Rodrigesa turto
Spanish: Tórtola de Rodríguez
Spanish (Spain): Tórtola de Rodríguez
Finnish: Rodriguesinkyyhky, Rodriguesinsinikyyhky, rodriguesinturturikyyhky
French: Founingo de Rodrigues, Pigeon de Rodrigues, Tourterelle de Rodrigues
Croatian: maskarenska grlica
Hungarian: rodriguezi gerle
Japanese: ロドリゲスキジバト
Scientific: Alectroenas roderica, Alectroenas rodericana, Alectroenas rodericanus, Columba rodericana, Homopelia rodericana, Nesoenas rodericana, Nesoenas rodericanus, Streptopelia rodericana
Lithuanian: Rodrigijaus karvelis
Dutch: Rodriguesduif
Norwegian: rodriguesturteldue
Polish: koralczyk maskarenski, koralczyk maskareński, synogarlica maskareńska
Portuguese: pomba-da-rodrigues
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-de-rodrigues
Russian: Родригесский голубь
Slovak: bradaviciar rodrigueský, hrdlička sivá, pestroš sivý
Serbian: Grlica sa ostrva Rodrigez (izumrla)
Swedish: Rodriguesblåduva, rodriguesduva
Turkish: Rodrigez güvercini
Ukrainian: Фунінго маскаренський
Chinese: 罗岛蓝鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 羅德里圭斯斑鳩
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