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Pink Pigeon
Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, F 1843)
The pink pigeon is a species of pigeon in the family Columbidae endemic to Mauritius. The pink pigeon nearly became extinct in the 1990s and is still very rare. It is the only Mascarene pigeon that has not gone extinct. It was on the brink of extinction in 1991 when only 10 individuals remained, but its numbers have increased due to the efforts of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust since 1977. While the population remains at below 500 birds as of 2011, the IUCN downlisted the species from Critically endangered to Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2000, and then downlisted it again to Vulnerable in 2018. Source: Wikipedia
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Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Nesoenas
Scientific:
Nesoenas mayeri
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Nesoenas
Scientific:
Nesoenas mayeri
Original description
Citation:
(Prévost, F 1843)
Reference:
Les Pigeons [Knip] ed.2
ed.2, 2 p.113, pl.60
Protonym:
Columba Mayeri
Type locality:
Mauritius.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210838#page/125/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
469B7EC88FAC4968
Avibase ID:
avibase-469B7EC8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/469B7EC8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 676917
English:
Pink Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom rosat
Czech:
holub růžový
Danish:
Rosendue
German:
Rosentaube
Esperanto:
roza kolombo
Spanish:
Paloma de Mauricio
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma de Mauricio
Finnish:
mauritiuksenkyyhky
French:
Pigeon rose
Croatian:
mauricijski golub
Hungarian:
rózsás galamb
Icelandic:
Bleikdúfa
Italian:
Piccione rosa
Japanese (romaji):
mo-rishasubato
Japanese:
モーリシャスバト
Lithuanian:
Rožinis karvelis
Dutch:
Mauritiusduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rosendue
Norwegian:
Rosendue
Polish:
synogarlica rdzawosterna
Portuguese:
Pomba-rosada
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-rosado
Russian:
Розовый голубь
Slovak:
hrdlička ružová
Serbian:
Ružičasti golub
Swedish:
rosenduva
Ukrainian:
Голуб рудохвостий
Chinese:
粉红鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
粉紅鴿
Pink Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom rosat
Czech:
holub růžový
Danish:
Rosendue
German:
Rosentaube
Esperanto:
roza kolombo
Spanish:
Paloma de Mauricio
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma de Mauricio
Finnish:
mauritiuksenkyyhky
French:
Pigeon rose
Croatian:
mauricijski golub
Hungarian:
rózsás galamb
Icelandic:
Bleikdúfa
Italian:
Piccione rosa
Japanese (romaji):
mo-rishasubato
Japanese:
モーリシャスバト
Lithuanian:
Rožinis karvelis
Dutch:
Mauritiusduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rosendue
Norwegian:
Rosendue
Polish:
synogarlica rdzawosterna
Portuguese:
Pomba-rosada
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-rosado
Russian:
Розовый голубь
Slovak:
hrdlička ružová
Serbian:
Ružičasti golub
Swedish:
rosenduva
Ukrainian:
Голуб рудохвостий
Chinese:
粉红鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
粉紅鴿
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pink or Reunion Island Pigeon ( Nesoenas [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Pink or Reunion Island Pigeon ( Nesoenas [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pink ou Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pink ou Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pink ou Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pink ou Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pink or Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pink or Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pink or Reunion Island Pigeon ( Nesoenas [mayeri or duboisi]) |
| Avilist 2025: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pink Pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri) [version 1] |
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Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Colom rosat
Czech: Holub ružový, holub růžový
Danish: Rosendue
German: Mauritiusrosataube, Rosentaube
English: Mauritius pigeon, Mauritius Pink Pigeon, Mauritius Pink-Pigeon, Pink or Reunion Island Pigeon, Pink ou Reunion Island Pigeon, Pink ou Reunion Pigeon, Pink Pigeon
English (IOC): Pink Pigeon
Esperanto: roza kolombo, Rozkolora turto
Spanish: Paloma de Mauricio, Paloma Rosada
Spanish (Spain): Paloma de Mauricio
Spanish (HBW): Pink Pigeon
Estonian: roosatuvi
Finnish: Mauritiuksenkyyhky
French: Pigeon de Maurice, Pigeon des mares, Pigeon rose, Pigeon rose ou P. de la Réunion
Croatian: mauricijski golub
Hungarian: rózsás galamb
Icelandic: Bleikdúfa
Italian: Colomba rosata, Piccione rosa
Japanese (romaji): moarishasubato, mo-rishasubato
Japanese: モアリシャスバト, モーリシャスバト
Scientific: Columba mayeri, Nesoenas [mayeri or duboisi], Nesoenas mayeri, Streptopelia [mayeri or duboisi], Streptopelia mayeri
Lithuanian: Rožinis karvelis
Dutch: Mauritiusduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rosendue
Norwegian: Rosendue
Polish: golab rdzawosterny, gołąb rdzawosterny, synogarlica rdzawosterna
Portuguese: Pomba-rosada
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-rosado
Russian: Розовый голубь
Slovak: hrdlicka ružová, hrdlička ružová
Serbian: Ružičasti golub
Swedish: Mauritiusduva, rosenduva
Turkish: Pembe Güvercin
Ukrainian: Голуб рудохвостий
Chinese: 粉红鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 粉紅鴿
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