Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: (Ramsay, 1877)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species has undergone a considerable decline in numbers over the last century. It now has a small population, fragmented across several islands and likely to be in decline owing to forest loss and predation by introduced mammals. For these reasons it is classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 506,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial