LC
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens



Taxonomy

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.

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
2024 Least Concern
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 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

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

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 3,620,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 4.33 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to abundant throughout the Ethiopian highlands and east Africa and uncommon in Malawi (del Hoyo et al.1997). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 9.6% within its mapped range over the past three generations (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it is tentatively suspected that this loss of cover may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame.

Trend justification:   .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Burundi extant native yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native yes
Eritrea extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native yes
Kenya extant native yes
Malawi extant native yes
Rwanda extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Somalia extant native yes
South Sudan extant native yes
Sudan extant native yes
Tanzania extant native yes
Uganda extant native yes
Yemen extant native yes
Zambia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Burundi Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
Burundi Kibira National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Forests west of Lake Edward
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Marungu highlands
Eritrea Arboroba escarpment
Eritrea Asmara escarpment
Eritrea Semenawi Bahri
Eritrea Southern Plateau: Furrus
Ethiopia Ankober - Debre Sina escarpment
Ethiopia Awi Zone
Ethiopia Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia Berga floodplain
Ethiopia Borana-Saynt (Denkoro Forest)
Ethiopia Chilimo-Gaji forest
Ethiopia Choke mountains
Ethiopia Dessa'a forest
Ethiopia Entoto Natural Park and escarpment
Ethiopia Finchaa and Chomen swamps
Ethiopia Gefersa reservoir
Ethiopia Guassa Plateau (Menz)
Ethiopia Gudo plain
Ethiopia Hugumburda and Grat-Kahsu forests
Ethiopia Jemma and Jara valleys
Ethiopia Jibat forest
Ethiopia Menagesha State Forest
Ethiopia Mount Zuquala
Ethiopia Mugo highlands
Ethiopia Simien Mountains National Park
Ethiopia Sululta plain
Ethiopia Tiro Boter - Becho forest
Malawi Misuku Hills Forest Reserves
Malawi Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Rwanda Nyungwe National Park
Rwanda Volcans National Park
Saudi Arabia Raydah escarpment
South Sudan Imatong mountains
South Sudan Kidepo
Tanzania Arusha National Park and vicinity
Tanzania Lake Manyara
Tanzania Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania Mahali Mountain National Park
Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania Mount Rungwe
Tanzania Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania Nguru Mountains
Tanzania Njombe forests
Tanzania Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania Udzungwa National Park
Tanzania Uluguru Mountains
Tanzania Umalila Mountains
Tanzania West Usambara Mountains
Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda Echuya Forest Reserve
Uganda Kidepo Valley National Park
Uganda Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda Mount Elgon National Park
Uganda Mount Moroto Forest Reserve
Uganda Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park
Yemen Haraz mountains
Yemen High mountains of Ibb
Yemen Jabal al-Nabi Shu'ayb
Yemen Jabal Sumarah
Yemen Kawkaban - Shibam
Yemen Mahwit
Yemen Wadi al-Birayn
Zambia Nyika National Park (Zambia)

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable resident
Altitude 370 - 5080 m Occasional altitudinal limits (min) 1000 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/dusky-turtle-dove-streptopelia-lugens 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.