Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) - HBW 4, p. 132
French: Pigeon rose
German: Rosentaube
Spanish: Paloma de Mauricio
Other common names: Chestnut-tailed/Mauritius Pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba Mayeri Prévost, 1843, Mauritius.
Sometimes placed in the genus Columba; however, behavioural studies suggest affinities with Streptopelia, and true taxonomic relationships uncertain. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mauritius.
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An adult on a perch then flying away Locality Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park, Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2007 3 years ago 28 sec 3.9 -
A perched adult looking around, then flying away Locality Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park, Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2007 3 years ago 32 sec 3.8
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Bird perched on a branch,colored ring as part of a project
Locality Mauritius
Dubi shapiro 24 December 2010 20 weeks ago 4 -
Adult perched on branch in amongst the foliage
Locality Ile Aux Aigrettes, Mauritius (Monotypic species)
rupert.masefield 23 August 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7 -
Adult bird perched on a branch.
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 29 June 2009 2 years ago 3 -
a bird in the dense wood
Locality Ile Aux Aigrettes, Mauritius
Rainer Mönke 16 September 2010 1 year ago 2.8
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