Seychelles Blue Pigeon

Alectroenas pulcherrimus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicFruitForestPlatform nestMedium · 165 g

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The Seychelles blue pigeon is about 10 inches (25.4 cm) in length. Its head and breast are silver-grey, and these feathers can be raised when the bird is excited, giving it a ruffled look. Its wings, under-body and tail are dark blue. It has a distinctive bright crimson patch of orbital skin extending from forehead to crown. Its bill is dull yellow and it has dark grey legs. The juvenile is very different, with a dark grey head and bib, dark greenish brown upperparts with pale yellow fringes, dark crown feathers with obvious green edges and a dark pink wattle around the eye.

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When to see the Seychelles Blue Pigeon

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Seychelles Blue Pigeon

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Seychelles Blue Pigeon

The Seychelles blue pigeon, also known as the Seychelles blue fruit dove, is a medium-sized pigeon which inhabits woodland areas of the granitic Seychelles archipelago.

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