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Taxonomic note
Ptilinopus purpuratus and P. chrysogaster (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as P. purpuratus following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

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
-	B1ab(iii)	B1ab(iii)

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Endangered	B1ab(iii)
2016	Near Threatened	D1+2
2014	Near Threatened	D1+2
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,800 km2
Number of locations	2-5	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1000-2499 mature individuals	poor	suspected	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.2 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	4-5	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: On Huahine (75 km²) and Raiatea (168 km²) it was described as reasonably common and occurring at densities of 6-7 per hectare in some parts of Raiatea. On Tahaa (90 km²), Bora Bora (29 km²) and Maupiti (11 km²) it is uncommon, with populations in 1973 estimated at 500, 50 and 100 birds respectively (Gibbs et al. 2001). Current population sizes on these islands are unknown, and there appear to be no estimates for Huahine and Raiatea. The total population is presumed to be greater than 1,000 mature individuals, and may lie within the band 1,000-2,499 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be declining based on a lack of recent sightings on Maupiti and the presence across the species's range of swamp harrier (Circus approximans), which has been recorded preying on the species (C. Blanvillain in litt. 2018). Additionally, the species's habitat quality is thought to be declining due to invasive plant species (C. Blanvillain in litt. 2018).

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
French Polynesia	Vallée de Avera

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 450 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Circus approximans	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Felis catus	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Rattus exulans	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Rattus rattus	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Unspecified species	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Food - human	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Raiatea Fruit-dove Ptilinopus chrysogaster. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/raiatea-fruit-dove-ptilinopus-chrysogaster on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.