Seychelles Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas pulcherrimus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Seychelles Blue Pigeon
The Seychelles Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus) 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: Seychelles (Praslin, Mahé, Felicité, and Silhouette)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Alectroenas pulcherrimus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Seychelles Blue Pigeon
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba pulcherrima
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- Antigoa, Island of Panay, Philippines ex Sonnerat, error = Seychelles.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.94
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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