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Alectroenas nitidissimus (Mauritius blue pigeon)
Taxonomy
Columba nitidissima was named by Scopoli (1786). It is the type species of Alectroenas.
It was recombined as Alectroenas nitidissima by Hume (2011); it was recombined as Alectroenas nitidissimus by Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Alectroenas nitidissima by Hume (2011); it was recombined as Alectroenas nitidissimus by Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1786 | Columba nitidissima Scopoli |
| 2011 | Alectroenas nitidissima Hume p. 29 figs. 12E, 18, 19, 20A,C,D, 21, 22, 24A |
| 2017 | Alectroenas nitidissimus Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Alectroenas nitidissimus Scopoli 1786 [Mauritius blue pigeon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||