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Mauritius Blue Pigeon

Alectroenas nitidissimus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)

English (US) Mauritius Blue Pigeon

Extinct

The Mauritius Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.

Range: formerly Mauritius; extinct, last reported 1840Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Alectroenas nitidissimus
IUCN Red List
Extinct
English (US)
Mauritius Blue Pigeon
Described by
(Scopoli, GA, 1786)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Columba nitidissima
Described by
(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
Type locality
Ile de France, i.e. Mauritius.
Original description
Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.93

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 350 species of the family Columbidae