Pink Pigeon bird informationValues
Conservation statusVU - Vulnerable
SynonymsPink or Reunion Island Pigeon, Pink ou Reunion Pigeon, Mauritius Pink Pigeon, Mauritius pigeon, Pink ou Reunion Island Pigeon, Mauritius Pink-Pigeon
Old latin name for birdColumba mayeri, Streptopelia mayeri
OrderPigeons and doves / Columbiformes
FamilyPigeons, Doves / Columbidae
GenusNesoenas
Breeding regionIndian ocean
Breeding subregionRéunion (formerly) and Mauritius (w, c Mascarenes)

Pink Pigeon bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, female, © Phil Gregory
    Mauritius
  • 2.
    Call, female, male, © Phil Gregory
    Mauritius
  • 3.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Mauritius
  • 4.
    Male, territorial cooing, © Johannes Fischer
    Mauritius
  • 5.
    Song, © Cedric Mroczko
    Mauritius
  • 6.
    Song, © Cedric Mroczko
    Mauritius
  • 7.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Mauritius
  • 8.
    Song, © George Sangster
    Mauritius
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Pink Pigeon

Pink Pigeon subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nesoenas mayeri duboisiRéunion (w Mascarenes)-Yes
Nesoenas mayeri mayeris Mauritius and Ile aux Aigrettes (just e of Mauritius; c Mascarenes)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolom rosat
Chinese粉红鸽
Chinese (Traditional)粉紅鴿
Croatianmauricijski golub
Czechholub růžový, Holub ružový, hrdlička růžová
DanishRosendue
DutchMauritiusduif
EsperantoRozkolora turto
Estonianroosatuvi
Finnishmauritiuksenkyyhky
FrenchPigeon rose, Pigeon des mares, Pigeon rose ou P. de la Réunion, Pigeon de Maurice
GermanMauritiusrosataube, Rosentaube
Hungarianrózsás galamb
IcelandicBleikdúfa
ItalianColomba rosata, Piccione rosa
Japaneseモアリシャスバト, モーリシャスバト
Lithuanianrožinis karvelis
NorwegianRosendue, rosendue
Norwegian NynorskRosendue
Polishgołąb rdzawosterny, golab rdzawosterny, synogarlica rdzawosterna
Portuguesepomba-rosada, pombo-rosado
RussianРозовый голубь
SerbianRužičasti golub
Slovakhrdlicka ružová, hrdlička ružová
SpanishPaloma Rosada, Paloma de Mauricio
Swedishrosenduva, Mauritiusduva
TurkishPembe Güvercin
Ukrainianголуб рудохвостий