Buru Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps mada) - BirdLife species factsheet

Buru Mountain-pigeon Gymnophaps mada

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Gymnophaps mada and G. stalkeri (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as G. mada following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
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
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2014	Least Concern
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	7,800 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	20000-49999 mature individuals	poor	estimated	1989
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	6.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: In 1989 the population was estimated at c.43,000 birds (Marsden et al. 1997, Gibbs et al. 2001), therefore a preliminary population estimate places the total population within the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals.

Trend justification: Montane forests on Buru are still largely undisturbed, and the population is therefore suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Indonesia	Danau Rana
Indonesia	Gunung Kepala Madang

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	700 - 2060 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 0 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Buru Mountain-pigeon Gymnophaps mada. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/buru-mountain-pigeon-gymnophaps-mada on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.