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Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei



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
- - A2cd+3cd+4cd

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2022 Vulnerable A2cd+3cd+4cd
2016 Vulnerable A2cd+3cd+4cd
2012 Vulnerable A2cd+3cd+4cd
2008 Vulnerable A2c; A3c; A4c
2004 Vulnerable
2000 Vulnerable
1994 Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988 Threatened
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type continent
shelf island
Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 3,650,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 10000-19999 mature individuals poor suspected 2000
Population trend decreasing poor inferred 2010-2025
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 30-49% - - -
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 30-49% - - -
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 30-49% - - -
Generation length 5.1 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 2-100 - - -
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation 1-89% - - -

Population justification: The population size of this species has not formally been estimated, however it appears to be generally rare and confined to primary forest and is preliminarily suspected to fall into the band of 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.

Trend justification: This lowland forest specialist is inferred to be declining rapidly because of pervasive forest loss within its range which largely has consisted of total clearance or conversion to oil palm plantations, neither of which this species persists in. Forest cover loss in its elevational and geographic range in the three generations (15.3 years; Bird et al. 2020) to 2021 has been approximately 25% (Global Forest Watch [2022] using data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein). This rate is suspected to continue into the future with little sign of abatement. As a forest dependent species, this is the absolute minimum suspected population reduction. In addition, degradation and fragmentation is suspected to have driven further reduction (the species is conspicuously absent from smaller forest blocks [eBird 2022]), though this is unquantified. Hunting remains an additive threat at least locally, with one study (Symes et al. 2018) even postulating these impacts may be reducing the population size by up to 17% over a shorter three-generation time period of 12.6 (vs 15.3) years. Accounting for uncertainties, the species is suspected to have suffered a population reduction of 30-49% over the past three generations and this rate is suspected to continue into the future.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Brunei extant native yes
Indonesia extant native yes
Malaysia extant native yes
Myanmar extant native yes
Thailand extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Brunei Belait Swamp Forest
Brunei Southern Ladan Hills
Brunei Ulu Temburong
Indonesia Bukit Bahar - Tajau Pecah
Indonesia Bukit Baling
Indonesia Bukit Barisan Selatan
Indonesia Gunung Leuser
Indonesia Gunung Palung
Indonesia Hutan Kahayan
Indonesia Hutan Rawa Gambut Barumun-Rokan
Indonesia Hutan Rawa Gambut Siak-Kampar
Indonesia Kutai
Indonesia Meranti
Indonesia Pulau Nias
Indonesia Pulau Siberut
Indonesia Sembilang
Indonesia Tanjung Koyan
Indonesia Tanjung Puting
Indonesia Ulu Barito
Indonesia Way Kambas
Malaysia Belum-Temenggor
Malaysia Bintang Range
Malaysia Central Titiwangsa Range
Malaysia Danum Valley Conservation Area
Malaysia Gunung Pueh
Malaysia Kabili-Sepilok
Malaysia Kelabit Highlands
Malaysia Kinabatangan floodplain
Malaysia Klias peninsula
Malaysia Krau Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Malaysia Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Malaysia Mulu - Buda Protected Area
Malaysia Nakawan Range
Malaysia Niah National Park
Malaysia Selangor Heritage Park
Malaysia South-east Pahang peat swamp forest
Malaysia Tabin Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia Taman Negara National Park
Malaysia Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area
Malaysia Tanjung Tuan
Myanmar Ngawun (Lenya extension)
Thailand Bala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
Thailand Chaloem Pra Kiet (Pa Phru to Daeng)
Thailand Hala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary and Bang Lang National Park
Thailand Hat Chao Mai
Thailand Mu Ko Surin

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland major resident
Altitude 0 - 600 m Occasional altitudinal limits (max) 1300 m

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 7
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 7
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%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Species mortality
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 6
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

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Food - human subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/large-green-pigeon-treron-capellei 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.