Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: (Temminck, 1823)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3e; C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Near Threatened because it is declining at a moderately rapid rate, owing to hunting and habitat destruction. If brown tree-snake Boiga irregularis were to be accidentally introduced to other islands in its range, the species may warrant uplisting to Vulnerable.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 355,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome