A summary of conservation status and research for the Mauritius kestrel Falco punctatus, pink pigeon Columba mayeri and echo parakeet Psittacula eques

Dodo

Volumn 33, Issue 0, 1997, Pages 72-75

  Jones, Carl G ^a   Swinnerton, Kirsty J ^b  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United States)

^b Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Columba mayeri; Conservation; Echo parakeet; Endemic; Falco punctatus; Mauritius; Mauritius kestrel; Pink pigeon; Psittacula eques

Indexed keywords

ARATINGA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA MAYERI; FALCO PUNCTATUS; MAURITIUS; PSITTACULA;

EID: 0005740153     PISSN: 02655640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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