LC
Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon Ducula concinna



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Christidis, L.; Boles, W. E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Near Threatened
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 1,300,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 6.6 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common to very common (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and unsustainable levels of exploitation.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Australia extant vagrant yes
Indonesia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Indonesia Buton Utara
Indonesia Gunung Awu
Indonesia Gunung Kepala Madang
Indonesia Gunung Sahendaruman
Indonesia Karakelang Utara
Indonesia Kepulauan Lemola
Indonesia Kepulauan Tayandu
Indonesia Kepulauan Togean
Indonesia Lambusango
Indonesia Pegunungan Daab - Boo
Indonesia Pulau Babar
Indonesia Pulau Baun
Indonesia Pulau Damar
Indonesia Pulau Kabaruan
Indonesia Pulau Kalatoa
Indonesia Pulau Kobroor
Indonesia Pulau Romang
Indonesia Pulau Salibabu
Indonesia Pulau Siau
Indonesia Pulau Tana Jampea
Indonesia Tanimbar Tengah
Indonesia Wakatobi

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 850 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon Ducula concinna. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-tailed-imperial-pigeon-ducula-concinna on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.