Comoro blue pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini (Bonaparte, 1854)
The comoro blue pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 146 g to 171 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the comoro blue pigeon
- Weight
- 146 g – 171 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the comoro blue pigeon live?
Not recorded
What is the comoro blue pigeon?
The Comoro blue pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Comoros and the coralline Seychelles. It is rated as a species of near threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species.
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Is the comoro blue pigeon endangered?
The comoro blue pigeon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the comoro blue pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusAlectroenas
- SpeciesAlectroenas sganzini (Bonaparte, 1854)
Synonyms Funingus sganzini
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Comoro blue-pigeonEnglish
- Comoro blue-pigeonEnglish
- Comoro blue-pigeonEnglish
- Comoros blue pigeonEnglish
- Comoros blue pigeonEnglish
- Comoros blue pigeonEnglish
- حمام جزر القمر الأزرقArabic
- colom blau de les illes ComoresCatalan
- modrouš komorskýCzech
- holub modrobřichýCzech
- colomen las ComoroWelsh
- ComorerblådueDanish
- KomorenfruchttaubeGerman
- Komoren-FruchttaubeGerman
- komora blukolomboEsperanto
- Paloma azul de las ComorasSpanish
- Paloma Azul de Las ComoresSpanish
- komoori sinituviEstonian
- komoriensinikyyhkyFinnish
- Founingo des ComoresFrench
- komorska voćaricaCroatian
- comore-szigeteki gyümölcsgalambHungarian
- Piccione blu delle ComoreItalian
- Colomba azzurra delle ComoreItalian
- コモロルリバトJapanese
- komorinis mėlynasis karvelisLithuanian
- Comoren-Blauwe DuifDutch
- Comorese Blauwe DuifDutch
- brilleblådueNorwegian
- koralczyk srebrnogłowyPolish
- کومورو نیلا کبوترWestern Panjabi
- pombo-azul-das-comoresPortuguese
- Коморский гривунRussian
- Коморский синий голубьRussian
- pestroš kapucňovýSlovak
- Komorski plavi golubSerbian
- komorblåduvaSwedish
- Komor Mavi GüverciniTurkish
- фунінго сріблястоголовийUkrainian
- Bồ câu lam ComorosVietnamese
- 科摩罗蓝鸠Chinese
- 科摩羅藍鳩Chinese
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Relatives of the comoro blue pigeon
Other species in the same genus Alectroenas.
Seychelles blue pigeon
Alectroenas pulcherrimus
Mauritius blue pigeon
Alectroenas nitidissimus
Madagascar blue pigeon
Alectroenas madagascariensis
Rodrigues blue-pigeon
Alectroenas payandeei
CompareComoro blue pigeon vs Seychelles blue pigeonComoro blue pigeon vs Mauritius blue pigeonComoro blue pigeon vs Madagascar blue pigeonComoro blue pigeon vs Rodrigues blue-pigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the comoro blue pigeon?
An adult comoro blue pigeon weighs 146 g – 171 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the comoro blue pigeon endangered?
The comoro blue pigeon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the comoro blue pigeon?
The comoro blue pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
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