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See also the publications pages for the contact details of authors of recent scientific papers dealing with the ecology and conservation of pigeons.


Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE)

The AZEis a global initiative of biodiversity conservation organizations, aiming to prevent extinctions by identifying and safeguarding key sites where species are in imminent danger of disappearing. Their goal is to create a front line of defense against extinction by eliminating threats and restoring habitat to allow species populations to rebound - it is about identifying and protecting the single remaining refuges for species that will become extinct if their last habitat is destroyed.

Below is a list of the pigeons and dove species included in the AZE identified as being among the most threatened species in the world.

Common Name

Scientific Name

Site Name & Country

Thick-billed ground-dove

Gallicolumba salamonis

Ramos Island, Solomon Islands

Socorro dove

Zenaida graysoni

Isla Socorro, Mexico

Marquesan imperial-pigeon

Ducula galeata

Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia

Polynesian ground-dove

Gallicolumba erythroptera

Acteon Group, French Polynesia

Sulu bleeding-heart

Gallicolumba menagei

Tawitawi Island, Philippines

Negros fruit-dove

Ptilinopus arcanus

Mount Canlaon NP, Philippines

Grenada dove

Leptotila wellsi

Mount Hartman NP; Perserverance PA, Grenada

Blue-eyed Ground-dove

Columbina cyanopis

Serra das Araras, Brazil

Tolima dove

Leptotila conoveri

Cuenca de Río Toche, Colombia

Polynesian imperial-pigeon

Ducula aurorae

Makatea, French Polynesia

Marquesan ground-dove

Gallicolumba rubescens

Hatutaa Island, French Polynesia

Tawitawi brown-dove

Phapitreron cinereiceps

Tawitawi Island, Philippines

Tuxtla quail-dove

Geotrygon carrikeri

Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

Pink pigeon

Streptopelia mayeri

Macchabé-Brise Fer forest, Mauritius


Extinct
Extinct in the Wild
Critically Endangered
Endangered


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Columbidae Conservation is a UK based charity that works towards the conservation
all species within the Columbidae family, the pigeons and doves, and their habitat.