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Taxonomic note
Alopecoenas rubescens (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Gallicolumba.

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
-	D	D1+2

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2017	Endangered	D
2016	Vulnerable	D2
2012	Vulnerable	D2
2008	Vulnerable	D2
2006	Endangered
2004	Endangered
2000	Endangered
1996	Endangered
1994	Endangered
1988	Threatened

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	900 km2	medium
Number of locations	2	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	50-249 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2016
Population trend	stable	poor	suspected	1998-2008
Generation length	6.6 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2	-	-	-

Population justification: The total population on Hatuta'a was estimated at 200-250 in 1975 and 1987, 490-890 in 2002, 1,070 in 2007, <200 in 2010 and reportedly 'abundant' in 2012 (Thibault et al. 2013, C. Blanvillain in litt. 2017), with numbers potentially fluctuating because of drought (Thibault et al. 2013), although some differences may also be a result of differences in survey methods (Thibault 1988, P. Raust in litt. 2007, A. Gouni in litt. 2007, C. Blanvillain in litt. 2017). Small numbers persist on Fatu'uku, estimated at a few pairs in 2011 (Butard 2011). As the population appears to fluctuate, and it appears to be often <250 mature individuals, the population size is precautionarily placed in the range 50-249 mature individuals.

Trend justification: On Hatuta`a, the population fluctuates probably as a result of droughts, with an overall stable trend (Thibault et al. 2013). On Fatu Huku, the population was estimated at 10-100 in the 1990s, and it was thought to be similar in 2002 (Seitre and Seitre 1991, A. Gouni in litt. 2007) and in 2011, when six birds were observed on the island (Butaud 2011). Based on this information, the long-term population trend is suspected to be stable. Should the population be found to be decreasing, the species would warrant uplisting to a higher threat category.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
French Polynesia	Fatu Huku
French Polynesia	Hatuta'a

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather	Droughts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Likely to Return		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Felis catus	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Rapid Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Species mortality

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Marquesas Ground Dove Pampusana rubescens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/marquesas-ground-dove-pampusana-rubescens on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.