{"id":1452,"date":"2011-12-06T17:32:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T22:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/mainsite\/?page_id=1452"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:17:53","slug":"pink-pigeon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/pink-pigeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Pigeon"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfk04ols-ca28edf2cc6e4200fa74779875bdcc85\">\n.avia-section.av-lfk04ols-ca28edf2cc6e4200fa74779875bdcc85{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/pink-pigeon1-768x576-1.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-lfk04ols-ca28edf2cc6e4200fa74779875bdcc85 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  tall-inner-banner avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1452'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-r0objg-94f7f40105e0206ca4c737b86da60a89 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  inner-post-title first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk0593w-a50674507f7781c09d5d0925ff7f1ecf'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Pink Pigeon<\/h1>\n<h5><em>Nesoenas mayeri<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-q0aqh8-5775dbfff870d1c91c1daa0e22336d22 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1452'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-oaz364-35ebe20fed2e379ee25559761310645e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk05hap-d7ae6ad65e11e8bafa27592854293eda'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Pink Pigeon (<em>Nesoenas mayeri<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk05w8j-1016a4138e7a3b1ff6cb6889356d7467'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The pink pigeon is a mid-sized pigeon similar to the common pigeon found in cities around the world. It sports light pink feathers on its body, as well as a dark pink bill, legs and feet.<\/p>\n<p>The pigeons feed on buds, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of both native and exotic plants. Their long breeding season extends from December to September, peaking between April and June. Both parents take part in building nests, incubating the eggs and rearing the chicks. A clutch consists of one to two eggs, which take 14 days to hatch. If the eggs are lost, the pink pigeon will lay another clutch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-29yzos-dc0384f6285bb5e70ea32077f778b388 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  species-inner-content-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1452'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-21brzg-dfc8f6e5ba5baa8f1b5f0070c002026f\">\n.flex_column.av-21brzg-dfc8f6e5ba5baa8f1b5f0070c002026f{\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-21brzg-dfc8f6e5ba5baa8f1b5f0070c002026f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk062ja-6f6ee127be83de0c2e328199a4af83e8'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"habitat\">Habitat<\/h3>\n<div id=\"left-area\">\n<article id=\"post-1452\" class=\"et_pb_post post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mauritian-species\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"et-boc\" class=\"et-boc\">\n<div class=\"et-l et-l--post\">\n<div class=\"et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_0 clearfix et_pb_active_content et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>Native only to Mauritius, the pink pigeon used to be widely distributed throughout the island. Today, pink pigeons are found only in four sub-populations located in remote, forested or mountainous regions of southwestern Mauritius.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-j3w9gs-9666e35a4dcc6407226c309b8ace947d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk068rx-065b05915c1657d1635cc6a4b719ebe0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"range\">Aire de r\u00e9partition<\/h3>\n<div id=\"left-area\">\n<article id=\"post-1452\" class=\"et_pb_post post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mauritian-species\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"et-boc\" class=\"et-boc\">\n<div class=\"et-l et-l--post\">\n<div class=\"et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 et_slide_transition_to_1\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_1 clearfix et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>L'aire de r\u00e9partition principale de la tortue mouchet\u00e9e se situe dans la partie sud des Grands Lacs, avec des populations isol\u00e9es au Qu\u00e9bec, en Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse et pr\u00e8s de la c\u00f4te est des \u00c9tats-Unis. Au Canada, les tortues mouchet\u00e9es sont r\u00e9parties entre la population des Grands Lacs Saint-Laurent et la population de Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ha2sjg-acac132ea098dcea49d078475834aa0c\">\n.flex_column.av-ha2sjg-acac132ea098dcea49d078475834aa0c{\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ha2sjg-acac132ea098dcea49d078475834aa0c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk07stg-063bfcc5cd1a0c947389d8c3816c1ceb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"threats\">Status<\/h3>\n<div id=\"left-area\">\n<article id=\"post-1452\" class=\"et_pb_post post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mauritian-species\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"et-boc\" class=\"et-boc\">\n<div class=\"et-l et-l--post\">\n<div class=\"et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 et_slide_transition_to_1 et_slide_transition_to_0 et_slide_transition_to_2\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_2 clearfix et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>In the early 1990s, the population was down to just 10 birds in the wild. Since then, the population has increased thanks to ongoing intensive management, including breeding and releasing pink pigeons and providing supplementary food. The wild population is now estimated at over 350 birds in six subpopulations. Despite this success, this species is still listed as\u00a0<a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/glossary\/endangered\/\" data-cmtooltip=\"(E) A wildlife species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.\">En voie de disparition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-fe0qdo-e00cf5e0ed5405af60d260402e24a7b0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk0895b-9130d4cb5fa2e3f8b01533e470f195a1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"recovery\">Menaces<\/h3>\n<div id=\"left-area\">\n<article id=\"post-1452\" class=\"et_pb_post post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mauritian-species\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"et-boc\" class=\"et-boc\">\n<div class=\"et-l et-l--post\">\n<div class=\"et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 et_slide_transition_to_1 et_slide_transition_to_0 et_slide_transition_to_2 et_slide_transition_to_3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_3 clearfix et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"left-area\">\n<article id=\"post-1452\" class=\"et_pb_post post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mauritian-species\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"et-boc\" class=\"et-boc\">\n<div class=\"et-l et-l--post\">\n<div class=\"et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 et_slide_transition_to_1 et_slide_transition_to_0 et_slide_transition_to_2 et_slide_transition_to_3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_3 clearfix et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>Threats include the predators that humans have brought to Mauritius: rats, mongooses, macaques and feral cats. A number of bird species have also been introduced to the island, carrying diseases and competing with pink pigeons for food. Pink pigeons also have to contend with limited and degraded habitat and natural disasters such as cyclones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pink pigeon used to be widely distributed throughout its endemic island of Mauritius. 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