Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cde+3cde+4cde

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Near Threatened because throughout its wide range it is thought to be declining as a result of capture for food and the pet trade, habitat destruction and predation by introduced mammals.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 16,200,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial