LC
Buru Mountain-pigeon Gymnophaps mada



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
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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 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.