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Nesoenas rodericanus (Rodrigues pigeon)

Synonyms: Alectroenas rodericana; Columba rodericana; Homopelia rodericana

Wikipedia Abstract

The Rodrigues pigeon, also known as Rodrigues dove is an extinct species of pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It is known from a subfossil sternum and some other bones, and the descriptions of Leguat (1708) and Julien Tafforet (1726).
View Wikipedia Record: Nesoenas rodericanus

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Nesoenas rodericanus

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0