Alectroenas rodericana

The Rodrigues Grey Pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It is known from a subfossil sternum and some other bones, and the descriptions of Leguat and Julien Tafforet . It was a bird the size of a Tambourine Dove and colored slate grey. Leguat and his companions took a fancy to these tame and confiding birds and had several dozen birds attending their outdoor table at mealtime to wait for scraps; they were especially fond of melon seeds. In 1693, the bird was found foraging on the island, but nested only on offshore islets which the rats that had been introduced at some time in the 17th century had not yet reached.

The Alectroenas rodericana is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

Summary Alectroenas rodericana is known from subfossil bones from Rodrigues, Mauritius2, and descriptions from Leguat in 1708 and from Tafforet in 17261 . It presumably became extinct in the first half of the 18th century1. Ecology: Nothing is known, although it was probably simialr to other members of the genus. Threats The reasons for its extinction are probably hunting and the depredations of introduced rats. References 1. Cheke (1987). 2. Cowles (1987). More

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Alectroenas rodericana is known from subfossil bones from Rodrigues, Mauritius2, and descriptions from Leguat in 1708 and from Tafforet in 17261 . More

Wahrscheinlich starb Alectroenas rodericana in der ersten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts aus durch die Plünderungen und Verwüstungen der eingeführten Ratten. Drei Arten haben bis heute überlebt: - Warzenfruchttaube / Seychelles Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima) auf den Seychellen - Komorenfruchttaube / Comoro Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini) auf den Komoren - Madagaskarfruchttaube / Madagascar Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis) auf Madagaskar Heutzutage sind zwei Arten ausgestorben: Die Rodrigues-Fruchttaube und die Mauritius-Fruchttaube (Alectroenas nitidissima). More

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Rodrigues Blue Pigeon, Alectroenas rodericana, first half of the 18th century * Réunion Shelduck, Alopochen kervazoi, 1710 * Mauritian Duck, Anas theodori, 1710 * Réunion Flightless Ibis, Threskiornis solitarius, 1705 * Red Rail, Aphanapteryx bonasia, 1700 More