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Pink pigeon

Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843)

VUVulnerablebirds

The pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 291 g to 320 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
Photo: Michael Hanselmann (www.MichaelHanselmann.de) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pink pigeon

Weight
291 g – 320 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pink pigeon live?

Not recorded

What is the pink pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) is a species of pigeon in the family Columbidae endemic to Mauritius. The pink pigeon nearly became extinct in the 1970s and the 1990s and is still very rare. It is the only Mascarene pigeon that has not become extinct. It was on the brink of extinction in 1991 when only 10 individuals remained, but its numbers have increased due to the efforts of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust since 1977. While the population remains at below 500 birds as of 2011, the IUCN downlisted the species from critically endangered to endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2000, and then downlisted it again to vulnerable in 2018.

From the Wikipedia article “Pink pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pink_pigeon&oldid=1376992558), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the pink pigeon endangered?

The pink pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the pink pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusNesoenas
  7. SpeciesNesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843)

Synonyms Columba mayeri, Columba mayeri mayeri, Columba mayeri mayeri, Streptopelia mayeri

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • PIPIEnglish
  • PienkduifAfrikaans
  • حمام ورديArabic
  • Гълъб на МайерBulgarian
  • colom rosatCatalan
  • hrdlička růžováCzech
  • holub růžovýCzech
  • RosendueDanish
  • RosentaubeGerman
  • roza kolomboEsperanto
  • Rozkolora turtoEsperanto
  • Paloma de MauricioSpanish
  • roosatuviEstonian
  • کبوتر صورتیPersian
  • mauritiuksenkyyhkyFinnish
  • Pigeon roseFrench
  • Tourterelle roseFrench
  • תור סגלגלHebrew
  • mauricijski golubCroatian
  • rózsás galambHungarian
  • BleikdúfaIcelandic
  • Piccione rosaItalian
  • Colomba rosataItalian
  • モモイロバトJapanese
  • モーリシャスバトJapanese
  • rožinis karvelisLithuanian
  • Sārtais balodisLatvian
  • MauritiusduifDutch
  • synogarlica rdzawosternaPolish
  • گلابی کبوترWestern Panjabi
  • pomba-rosadaPortuguese
  • pombo-rosadoPortuguese
  • Розовый голубьRussian
  • hrdlička ružováSlovak
  • Ružičasti golubSerbian
  • rosenduvaSwedish
  • MauritiusduvaSwedish
  • Pembe GüvercinTurkish
  • Рожевий голубUkrainian
  • голуб рудохвостийUkrainian
  • 粉鴿Chinese
  • 粉紅鴿Chinese
  • 粉红鸽Chinese

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Relatives of the pink pigeon

Other species in the same genus Nesoenas.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pink pigeon?

An adult pink pigeon weighs 291 g – 320 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pink pigeon endangered?

The pink pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the pink pigeon?

The pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{pink_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}