Rodrigues dove
Nesoenas rodericanus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Status not recordedbirdsExtinct
The rodrigues dove (Nesoenas rodericanus) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes.
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Quick facts about the rodrigues dove
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the rodrigues dove live?
Not recorded
Is the rodrigues dove endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the rodrigues dove classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusNesoenas
- SpeciesNesoenas rodericanus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Synonyms Alectroenas roderica, Alectroenas rodericana, Columba rodericana, Homopelia rodericana, Streptopelia rodericana
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Rodrigues grey pigeonEnglish
- Rodrigues pigeonEnglish
- Rodrigues turtle-doveEnglish
- حمام رودريغز الرماديArabic
- tórtora de l'illa RodriguesCatalan
- holub rodriguezskýCzech
- RodriguesdueDanish
- RodriguestaubeGerman
- rodriga kolomboEsperanto
- Tórtola de RodríguezSpanish
- rodriguesinsinikyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon de RodriguesFrench
- maskarenska grlicaCroatian
- rodriguezi gerleHungarian
- ロドリゲスキジバトJapanese
- Rodrigijaus karvelisLithuanian
- RodriguesduifDutch
- rodriguesturteldueNorwegian
- synogarlica maskareńskaPolish
- pomba-da-rodriguesPortuguese
- Родригесский голубьRussian
- hrdlička siváSlovak
- Grlica sa ostrva Rodrigez (izumrla)Serbian
- rodriguesduvaSwedish
- Rodrigez GüverciniTurkish
- фунінго маскаренськийUkrainian
- 罗岛蓝鸠Chinese
- hrdlička rodrigueskáCzech
- RodriguesblådueDanish
- rodriguesinturturikyyhkyFinnish
- Founingo de RodriguesFrench
- pombo-de-rodriguesPortuguese
- 羅德里圭斯斑鳩Chinese
Relatives of the rodrigues dove
Other species in the same genus Nesoenas.

Pink pigeon
Nesoenas mayeri

Malagasy turtle dove
Nesoenas picturatus
Mauritius turtle-dove
Nesoenas cicur
CompareRodrigues dove vs Pink pigeonRodrigues dove vs Malagasy turtle doveRodrigues dove vs Mauritius turtle-dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the rodrigues dove?
The rodrigues dove (Nesoenas rodericanus) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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