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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. p.93
Protonym:
Columba nitidissima
Avibase ID:
BE8566B00A06FE64
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BE8566B0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558515
Geographic range:
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) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): 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) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mauritius Blue-pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): 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) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: 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) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Mauritius Blue Pigeon ( Alectroenas nitidissimus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectroenas nitidissima |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectroenas nitidissimus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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