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Mauritius Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas nitidissimus (Scopoli, 1786)
The Mauritius Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus) is an extinct species of blue pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. It has two extinct relatives from the Mascarenes and three extant ones from other islands. It is the type species of the genus of blue pigeons, Alectroenas. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Alectroenas
Scientific:
Alectroenas nitidissimus
Citation:
(Scopoli, 1786)
Reference:
Del.Flor.Faun.Insubr. 2 p.93
Protonym:
Columba nitidissima
Avibase ID:
BE8566B00A06FE64
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BE8566B0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558515
EXTINCT
Geographic range:
- Alectroenas nitidissimus: Formerly Mauritius I. Extinct; last seen 1840
Source: Clements checklist
Mauritius Blue-Pigeon
Czech:
holub lesní
German:
Mauritiusfruchttaube
Danish:
Mauritiusblådue
Spanish:
Paloma azul de Mauricio
Finnish:
mauritiuksensinikyyhky
French:
Founingo hollandais
Italian:
Piccione blu di Mauritius
Japanese:
mo-rishasururibato
Japanese:
モーリシャスルリバト
Dutch:
Mauritiaanse Blauwe Duif
Norwegian:
Vorteblådue
Polish:
koralczyk maurytyjski
Portuguese:
Pombo-azul-das-Maurícias
Russian:
Маврикийский синий голубь
Slovak:
pestroš maurícijský
Swedish:
mauritiusblåduva
Ukrainian:
Фунінго маврикійський
Chinese:
模里西斯蓝鸠
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Founingo hollandais ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Founingo hollandais ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 4th edition: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 6th edition: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| eBird version 1.52: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| eBird version 1.53: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| eBird version 1.54: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| eBird version 2015: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| eBird version 2016: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| eBird version 2017: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| eBird version 2018: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| eBird version 2019: Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| James Lee Peters: Alectroenas nitidissima |
| James Lee Peters (original): Alectroenas nitidissima |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Alectroenas nitidissima |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissima) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectroenas nitidissima |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectroenas nitidissimus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Czech: holub lesní
Danish: Mauritiusblådue
German: Mauritiusfruchttaube, Mauritiusfructtaube
English: Hollandais Pigeon, Mauritius Blue Pigeon, Mauritius Blue-Pigeon
English (IOC): Mauritius Blue Pigeon
Spanish: Paloma azul de Mauricio, Paloma Azul de Mauritius
Spanish (Spain): Paloma azul de Mauricio
Spanish (HBW): Mauritius Blue-Pigeon
Estonian: mauritiuse sinituvi
Finnish: Mauritiuksensinikyyhky
French: Founingo hollandais, Pigeon hollandais
Hungarian: mauritiusi gyümölcsgalamb
Italian: Piccione blu di Mauritius
Japanese: moarishasururibato, mo-rishasururibato
Japanese: モアリシャスルリバト, モーリシャスルリバト
Scientific: Alectroenas nitidissima, Alectroenas nitidissimus, Columba nitidissima
Lithuanian: Mauricinis mėlynasis karvelis
Dutch: Blauwe Duif Van Mauritius, Mauritiaanse Blauwe Duif, Mauritius-Blauwe Duif
Norwegian: Vorteblådue
Polish: koralczyk maurytyjski
Portuguese: Pombo-azul-das-Maurícias
Russian: Маврикийский синий голубь
Slovak: bradaviciar maurícijský, pestroš maurícijský
Serbian: Plavi golub sa Mauricijusa
Swedish: Mauritiusblåduva
Ukrainian: Фунінго маврикійський
Chinese: 模里西斯蓝鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 模里西斯藍鳩, 模里西斯藍鳩1830滅絕
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