Pink pigeon Nesoenas mayeri Vulnerable
Where the pink pigeon lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,286 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See pigeons & doves on the world map
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| Scientific name | Nesoenas mayeri |
|---|---|
| Group | Pigeons & doves |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Bird |
| Order | Columbiformes |
| Family | Columbidae |
Where does the pink pigeon live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pink pigeon in 2 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the pink pigeon endangered?
The pink pigeon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the pink pigeon?
The pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae, genus Nesoenas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the pink pigeon
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.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pink pigeon (revision 1376992558), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q940792 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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