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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. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Near Threatened	A3d
2012	Near Threatened	A3d
2009	Near Threatened	A3d
2008	Near Threatened
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Threatened

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	22,600 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	100000-140000 mature individuals	medium	estimated	1998
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	-
Generation length	5.45 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	99%	-	-	-

Population justification: Based on an extrapolation of a mean density estimate of 0.354 individuals/ha calculated from 281 point counts at seven forest sites in 1998, the total population is estimated at over 140,000 individuals (Ekstrom et al. 2002). A small population occurs on the Ile des Pins (Gibbs et al. 2001). Assuming only a proportion refers to mature individuals and accounting for uncertainty, the population is placed in the range 100,000-140,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: This species is thought to be tolerant of relatively disturbed habitat (Ekstrom et al. 2002, Dutson 2011), and forest loss detected by remote sensing data is ongoing at only a slow rate (c.2-3% within three generations) within this species' range (Global Forest Watch 2024, using data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein). However, this does not take into account additional impacts of degradation which are plausibly driving slow declines. The species is also thought to be hunted rarely despite this being prohibited, though the impact of this has not been quantified. Though the species appears to remain common and widespread throughout its range (Ekstrom et al. 2002, V. Chartendrault and N. Barré in litt. 2007, Dutson 2011), it is precautionarily suspected to be in slow decline given the ongoing threats. However, there is currently no evidence that the species is declining at a rate approaching threatened thresholds (>20% in three generations).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
New Caledonia (to France)	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
New Caledonia (to France)	Aoupinié
New Caledonia (to France)	Boulinda
New Caledonia (to France)	Bwa Opana
New Caledonia (to France)	Dent de Saint-Vincent
New Caledonia (to France)	Entre les monts Nakada et Do
New Caledonia (to France)	Entre les monts Rembaï et Canala
New Caledonia (to France)	Entre Table Unio et Farino
New Caledonia (to France)	Forêt Plate
New Caledonia (to France)	Goro Até et haute vallée de la rivière Tchamba
New Caledonia (to France)	Goro Jé et haute vallée de la rivière Amoa
New Caledonia (to France)	Hautes vallées des rivières Néaoua, Koua et Kouaoua
New Caledonia (to France)	Massif des Lèvres
New Caledonia (to France)	Massif du Mé Kanin, Sphinx et Arago
New Caledonia (to France)	Massif du Panié
New Caledonia (to France)	Massifs du Grand Sud - entre le mont Humboldt et la rivière Bleue
New Caledonia (to France)	Mé Maoya
New Caledonia (to France)	Pic Ningua
New Caledonia (to France)	Presqu'île de Pindaï
New Caledonia (to France)	Prokoméo

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Savanna	Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Rusa timorensis	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Trend Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cloven-feathered-dove-drepanoptila-holosericea on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.