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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 the AZE identified as being among the most threatened species in the world (09/09):

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
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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.