Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: (Temminck, 1808)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
The population of this species, which is small, is undergoing a continuing decline and has disappeared from multiple previous occupied sites. The rate of population reduction is suspected to be rapid, driven principally by intense hunting in much of its range. It may now be close to extinction on Roti Island. As a result, it is classified as Endangered.

Population size: 660-2000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 35,100 km²

Country endemic: no

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