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Ryukyu Woodpigeon Columba jouyi



Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: (Stejneger, 1887)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was formerly found in Japan's Ryukyu Islands, but it has not been recorded since 1936 and is now Extinct. The reasons for this are unknown, though it may have been due to habitat destruction.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ryukyu Woodpigeon Columba jouyi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ryukyu-woodpigeon-columba-jouyi on 25/12/2024.
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 25/12/2024.