Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Seychelles Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima) - HBW 4, p. 227

French: Founingo rougecap German: Warzenfruchttaube Spanish: Paloma Azul de Seychelles
Other common names: Red-crowned/Warty-faced Blue-pigeon, Red-crowned Wart-pigeon, Seychelles Blue Fruit-dove

Taxonomy: Columba pulcherrima Scopoli, 1786, Antigua, Panay (Philippines); error = Seychelles.
Forms a superspecies with A. madagascariensis and A. sganzini. Monotypic.

Distribution: Seychelles, on Praslin, Felicité, Silhouette, Frigate, Marianne and Mahé.