Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) | Photos and ID

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ForestCavity nestLarge · 303 g

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An adult pink pigeon is about 36–38 centimetres (14–15 in) from beak to tail and 350 grams in weight. Pink pigeons have pale pinkish-grey plumage on their head, shoulders and underside, along with pink feet. The beak is a dark pink color with a white tip. They have dark brown wings, and a broad, rust-colored tail. Their eyes are dark brown surrounded by an eye-ring of red skin. Newly hatched pigeons have sparse, downy-white feathers and closed eyes. The voice of the pink pigeon consists of a flight call that is a short, hardened "hoo hoo".

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When to see the Pink Pigeon

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Pink Pigeon

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Mauritius South Africa

About the Pink Pigeon

The pink pigeon 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.

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Easily confused with

Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatusThe Malagasy turtle dove or Madagascar turtle dove is a bird species in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae.

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