Mauritius Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas nitidissimus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Mauritius Blue Pigeon
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
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Mauritius Blue Pigeon
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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