Pink pigeon

How it was counted

Durrell's figure is an estimate of birds themselves (not nests or area), published with no range. Durrell's release does not say whether birds in zoos and sanctuaries are included (checked 12 November 2026).

Durrell gives this as an estimate with no range, so read it as about 600 birds rather than exactly that many; its release does not say whether zoo and sanctuary birds are included.

What moves it

Durrell names very low genetic variety as the pressure on the bird's survival now. Durrell also names the fast loss of forest and the arrival of invasive species as what drove its numbers down in the past.

• very poor genetic diversity. Source: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
• loss of forest habitat and introduced invasive species. Source: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Who is helping

Durrell's release credits Durrell, the Government of Mauritius and the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation with breeding birds in captivity, releasing birds and restoring habitat. Jersey Zoo (Durrell), with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, the National Parks and Conservation Service and the Government of Mauritius, sent birds to Mauritius to be matched with birds caught in the wild, with the aim of better genetic health among the wild birds.

The next count

Durrell's pink pigeon figures appear at irregular intervals, and no date for the next count is known as of 12 November 2026.

Sources

• Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Last checked 12 November 2026.

What changed

• 12 November 2026 Added to Live Species, on the wall (1,000 or fewer): About 600 (Estimate, no range, December 2025).

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