Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Authority: Sassi, 1911

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species occurs within a restricted elevational band across a very large but disjunct range, much of which is poorly surveyed and difficult to access. Recent records in Central African Republic suggest that the species is likely to occur within a larger area than previously thought and consequently is unlikely to have a small population. While the range is disjunct and perhaps fragmented, it is also large and the Extent of Occurrence greatly exceeds threatened thresholds, and although the Area of Occupancy has not been quantified due to the uncertainty over the proportion of range occupied, the area of known suitable contiguous habitat within suitable elevation with records of the species indicates that this is highly unlikely to approach the threatened thresholds. However, rates of forest cover loss within the mapped range of the species are accelerating and based on the most recent 5-year average and allowing for additional impacts from degradation and fragmentation this is suspected to result in a population reduction between 7 and 19% over the next three generations. It is judged that the species is likely to occur in a significant proportion of the additional suitable area where the occurrence is considered possible, and while a slow to moderate rate of population reduction is suspected, this is not sufficiently rapid to approach threatened thresholds. Consequently White-naped Pigeon is assessed as Least Concern.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,510,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial