Nesoenas duboisi (Reunion Island Pigeon)

Reunion Island Pigeon

Nesoenas duboisi Rothschild, LW 1907

The Réunion pink pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon that formerly lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion. It is known from the description of a rusty-red pigeon given by Dubois in 1674 and a single subfossil humerus that agrees with that of the pink pigeon of Mauritius in generic characteristics, except being slightly longer. Also, Dubois' reference to the bill being red at the base and the eyes being surrounded by a red ring suggest that this species was closely allied to the Mauritius taxon. Dubois' description was as follows:

wild pigeons, everywhere full with them, some with slaty-coloured feathering [Alectroenas?], the others russet-red [N. duboisi]. They are a little larger than the European pigeons, and have larger bills, red at the end close to the head, the eyes ringed with the colour of fire, like pheasants. There is a season when they are so fat that one can no longer see their cloaca [croupion]. They are very good tasting. Wood-pigeons and turtle-doves, as one sees in Europe and as good. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Nesoenas
Scientific:
  Nesoenas duboisi

Original description

Citation:
Rothschild, LW 1907

Reference:
Extinct Birds

Protonym:
Nesoenas duboisi

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43677285

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6F0D6AB114CA114A

Avibase ID:
avibase-6F0D6AB1

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6F0D6AB1

Taxonomic Serial Number:

EXTINCT

Geographic range:

Nesoenas duboisi: Extinct. Formerly occurred on Réunion Island.

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Reunion Island Pigeon
Catalan:
Tórtora de l'illa de la Reunió
German:
Silberbandtaube (dubiosi)
Spanish:
Paloma de Reunión
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma de Reunión
Finnish:
réunioninturturikyyhky
French:
Pigeon de La Réunion
Japanese:
レユニオンバト
Polish:
synogarlica reuniońska
Slovak:
hrdlička réunionská
Serbian:
Grlica sa ostrva Reunion (izumrla)
Swedish:
Réunionduva

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Streptopelia duboisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Reunion Island Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Reunion Pigeon ( Columba duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Reunion Pigeon ( Nesoenas duboisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Nesoenas mayeri duboisi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Nesoenas [mayeri or duboisi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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