Nesoenas mayeri

An adult pigeon is about 32 cm from beak to tail and 350 gram in weight. Pink pigeons have pale pink plumage on their head, shoulders and underside, along with pink feet and pink beak. They have dark brown wings, and a broad, reddish-brown tail. They have dark brown eyes surrounded by a ring of red skin.

The Nesoenas mayeri is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Range & population Nesoenas mayeri survives in the Black River Gorges of south-west Mauritius and on Ile aux Aigrettes, just off the eastern coast. Although once common, it declined to just 10 wild individuals in 1990, and were it not for intervention, it would have rapidly gone extinct. Since then, intensive management has resulted in a spectacular increase, although the population is still dependant on ongoing intensive management. More

Nesoenas mayeri - Encyclopedia of Life Nesoenas mayeri (Nesoenas mayeri) in Encyclopedia of Life. www.eol.org * Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) - BirdLife species factsheet ... Factsheet about this critically endangered species from Mauritius, its ecology, threats and conservation. www.birdlife. More

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