Seychelles Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus)

Seychelles Blue-pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Alectroenas pulcherrimus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously listed as A. pulcherrima.

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. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	165 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	7,300 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	6.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be less common (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and unsustainable levels of exploitation.

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Seychelles	Conception island
Seychelles	Frégate island
Seychelles	La Digue island
Seychelles	Mahé highlands and surrounding areas
Seychelles	Montagne Glacis - When She Comes
Seychelles	Praslin National Park and surrounding areas
Seychelles	Silhouette National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Seychelles Blue-pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/seychelles-blue-pigeon-alectroenas-pulcherrimus on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.