Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is extremely rare and has a very small population with extremely small subpopulations, and numbers are continuing to decline in response to hunting, predation and habitat loss. For these reasons the species is classified as Endangered.

Population size: 600-1700 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 198,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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