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Alectroenas nitidissimus (Mauritius blue pigeon)

Synonyms: Alectroenas nitidissima; Columba nitidissima

Wikipedia Abstract

The Mauritius blue pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus) is an extinct species of blue pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. It has two extinct relatives from the Mascarenes and three extant ones from other islands. It is the type species of the genus of blue pigeons, Alectroenas.
View Wikipedia Record: Alectroenas nitidissimus

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Alectroenas nitidissimus

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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