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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
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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusNesoenas
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rodrigues dove

Other species in the same genus Nesoenas.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rodrigues dove?

The rodrigues dove (Nesoenas rodericanus) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rodrigues dove (Nesoenas rodericanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-dove

MLA

“Rodrigues dove (Nesoenas rodericanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-dove.

BibTeX
@misc{rodrigues_dove_2026,
  title = {Rodrigues dove (Nesoenas rodericanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}