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Pink Pigeon

nesoenas mayeri

The Pink Pigeon is a beautiful bird with soft pink feathers! It loves to perch in trees and is known for its gentle cooing sounds.

Lebensraum: Tropical forests and woodlands in Mauritius.

Aussehen

The Pink Pigeon has a beautiful rose-pink body and head, contrasting with its darker grey wings and back. A bright red eye-ring adds a pop of color to its distinctive face, making it unique among pigeons.

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Pink Pigeon

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Rare

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Pink Pigeons are related to the famous Dodo, both once lived only on Mauritius!

Their soft cooing call sounds like a gentle 'hoo-hoo-hoo' through the forest.

These birds form pairs that often stay together for their entire lives.

They feed their chicks a special 'crop milk' made in their own bodies!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Pink Pigeons can help plant new trees because they eat fruits and spread seeds across the forest floor.

Pink Pigeons have unique pink feathers that help them blend into the dappled light of their native forest environment.

Pink Pigeons can adapt to habitat changes, helping their species recover after almost disappearing entirely.

Maße und Details

Länge: 32-38 cm
Flügelspannweite: 50-55 cm
Gewicht: 0.28-0.35 kg
Lebenserwartung: 10-15 Jahre
Gelegegröße: 1-2
Brutzeit: 13-15 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These gentle birds are mainly plant-eaters, feasting on fruits, seeds, and leaves.

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Hauptnahrung

Fruits
Seeds
Leaves
Buds
Flowers

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Mauritius Kestrel

Falco punctatus

Main natural predator of adult Pink Pigeons.

eaten by

Crab-eating Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Introduced predator that raids nests for eggs and chicks.

eats

Mauritius Persimmon

Diospyros egrettarum

Its fruits are a vital food source for the pigeons.

eats

Strangler Fig

Ficus reflexa

Consumes fruits, contributing to seed dispersal.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.