Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1789)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Endangered because it is confined to a single island on which high hunting pressure (both for subsistence and for trade) and habitat degradation are suspected to be a driving rapid decline in its single population within its very small range.

Population size: 24670-72840 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 699 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial