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Mauritius Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas nitidissimus Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (16)
- Monotypic
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Mauritius-Blauwe Duif |
| English | Mauritius Blue-Pigeon |
| English (United States) | Mauritius Blue-Pigeon |
| French | Founingo hollandais |
| French (French Guiana) | Founingo hollandais |
| German | Mauritiusfruchttaube |
| Japanese | モーリシャスルリバト |
| Norwegian | vorteblådue |
| Polish | koralczyk maurytyjski |
| Serbian | Plavi golub sa Mauricijusa (izumro) |
| Slovak | pestroš maurícijský |
| Spanish | Paloma Azul de Mauricio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma azul de Mauricio |
| Swedish | mauritiusblåduva |
| Turkish | Morityus Mavi Güvercini |
| Ukrainian | Фунінго маврикійський |
Alectroenas nitidissimus (Scopoli, 1786)
PROTONYM:
Columba nitidissima
Scopoli, 1786. Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubr. 2, p.93.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ile de France, i.e. Mauritius.
Definitions
- ALECTROENAS
- nitidissima / nitidissimus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Mauritius Blue-Pigeon