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The Pink Pigeon, scientifically classified as *Nesoenas mayeri*, is a species within the genus *Nesoenas*. It belongs to the class Aves and is also referred to by the common names Rosentaube, Paloma de Mauricio, and colom rosat. Another name associated with this taxon is Pink-necked Green-Pigeon.
This bird is endemic to Mauritius Island, with a broader taxonomic range listed as Africa. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Vulnerable in 2021. The species has been recorded in 8,354 observations on iNaturalist.
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Species
VulnerablePink-necked Green-Pigeon
species
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Nesoenas mayeri
- Commons category
- Nesoenas mayeri
- endemic to
- Mauritius Island
- Commons gallery
- Nesoenas mayeri
- taxon common name
- голуб рудохвостий
- short name
- N. mayeri
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) is a species of pigeon in the family Columbidae endemic to Mauritius. The pink pigeon nearly became extinct in the 1970s and the 1990s and is still very rare. It is the only Mascarene pigeon that has not become extinct. It was on the brink of extinction in 1991 when only 10 individuals remained, but its numbers have increased due to the efforts of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust since 1977. While the population remains at below 500 birds as of 2011, the IUCN downlisted the species from Critically endangered to Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2000, and then downlisted it again to Vulnerable in 2018.
Taxonomy and evolution
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pink Pigeon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.