Nesoenas mayeri Prévost and Knip 1843 (pink pigeon)
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Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Alternative combinations: Columba mayeri, Trocaza meyeri
Belongs to Nesoenas according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hume 2011 and Newton and Gadow 1893
Sister taxa: Nesoenas cicur, Nesoenas duboisi, Nesoenas rodericana
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mauritius (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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