List of Columbiformes by population
This is a list of Columbiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology .
This list is not comprehensive, as not all Columbiformes have had their numbers quantified.
Species by global population
Common name
Binomial name
Population
Status
Trend
Notes
Image
Negros fruit dove
Ptilinopus arcanus
0-49 [ 1]
CR [ 1]
Unknown[ 1]
Possibly extinct. Last specimen collected in 1953.[ 1]
Silvery pigeon
Columba argentina
1-49 [ 2]
CR [ 2]
[ 2]
Preliminary maximum estimate; may be revised upwards.[ 2]
Sulu bleeding-heart
Gallicolumba menagei
1-49 [ 3]
CR [ 3]
Unknown[ 3]
Maximum estimate; may be extinct. Last specimen was collected in 1891.[ 3]
Tooth-billed pigeon
Didunculus strigirostris
70-380 [ 4]
CR [ 4]
[ 4]
Equal to 50-249 mature individuals.[ 4]
Mindoro bleeding-heart
Gallicolumba platenae
70-400 [ 5]
CR [ 5]
[ 5]
Equal to 50-249 mature individuals.[ 5]
Negros bleeding-heart
Gallicolumba keayi
70-400 [ 6]
CR [ 6]
[ 6]
Equal to 50-249 mature individuals.[ 6]
Purple-winged ground dove
Claravis geoffroyi
50-249 [ 7]
CR [ 7]
[ 7]
Socorro dove
Zenaida graysoni
150 [ 8]
EW [ 8]
N/A
Not recorded in the wild since 1972. Re-introductions are planned.[ 8]
Polynesian ground dove
Gallicolumba erythroptera
150 [ 9]
CR [ 9]
[ 9]
Blue-eyed ground dove
Columbina cyanopis
110-260 [ 10]
CR [ 10]
[ 10]
Equal to 50-249 mature individuals.[ 10]
Grenada dove
Leptotila wellsi
136-182 [ 11]
CR [ 11]
[ 11]
Rapa fruit dove
Ptilinopus huttoni
145-273 [ 12]
CR [ 12]
[ 12]
Roughly equal to 50-249 mature individuals.[ 12]
Marquesan imperial pigeon
Ducula galeata
300 [ 13]
EN [ 13]
[ 13]
Minimum estimate. Equal to 200-249 mature individuals.[ 13]
Tawitawi brown dove
Phapitreron cinereiceps
350 – 1500[ 14]
EN [ 14]
[ 14]
Tuxtla quail-dove
Geotrygon carrikeri
350 – 1500[ 15]
EN [ 15]
[ 15]
White-fronted ground dove
Gallicolumba kubaryi
350 – 1500[ 16]
VU [ 16]
[ 16]
Pink pigeon
Nesoenas mayeri
360 – 395[ 17]
EN [ 17]
[ 17]
Makatea fruit dove
Ptilinopus chalcurus
444-2,200 [ 18]
VU [ 18]
[ 18]
Equal to 300–1,500 mature individuals.[ 18]
Spotted imperial pigeon
Ducula carola
500-1,500 [ 19]
VU [ 19]
[ 19]
Estimate for mature individuals requires confirmation from future surveys.[ 19]
Lilac-crowned fruit dove
Ptilinopus rarotongensis
560-3,400 [ 20]
NT [ 20]
[ 20]
Equal to 250–4,999 mature individuals.[ 20]
Blue-headed quail-dove
Starnoenas cyanocephala
1,000 – 2499[ 21]
EN [ 21]
[ 21]
Population may be underestimated.[ 21]
Comoro green-pigeon
Treron griveaudi
1,000-2,499 [ 22]
EN [ 22]
[ 22]
Estimate for mature individuals only.[ 22]
Mindoro imperial pigeon
Ducula mindorensis
1,000 -2,499[ 23]
EN [ 23]
[ 23]
Equal to 600–1,700 mature individuals.[ 23]
Palau ground dove
Gallicolumba canifrons
1,000 – 2499[ 24]
NT [ 24]
[ 24]
Santa Cruz ground dove
Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis
1,000 – 2499[ 25]
EN [ 25]
[ 25]
Tolima dove
Leptotila conoveri
1,000 – 2499[ 26]
EN [ 26]
[ 26]
Raiatea fruit dove
Ptilinopus chrysogaster
1,000-2,499 [ 27]
EN [ 27]
[ 27]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 27]
Timor green pigeon
Treron psittaceus
1,000 -3,000[ 28]
EN [ 28]
[ 28]
Preliminary estimate. Equal to 660–2,000 mature individuals.[ 28]
Chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon
Ducula brenchleyi
1,100-19,999 [ 29]
NT [ 29]
[ 29]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 29]
Polynesian imperial pigeon
Ducula aurorae
1,206 [ 30]
EN [ 30]
[ 30]
Equal to 570–1,200 mature individuals.[ 30]
Marquesan ground dove
Gallicolumba rubescens
1,500 [ 31]
VU [ 31]
[ 31]
Mindanao bleeding-heart
Gallicolumba crinigera
1,500-4,000 [ 32]
VU [ 32]
[ 32]
Equal to 1,000-2,499 mature individuals.[ 32]
Plain pigeon
Patagioenas inornata
1,500 – 6100[ 33]
NT [ 33]
[ 33]
Andaman woodpigeon
Columba palumboides
2,500-9,999 [ 34]
NT [ 34]
[ 34]
Estimate for mature individuals only.[ 34]
Black cuckoo-dove
Turacoena modesta
2,500 – 9999[ 35]
NT [ 35]
[ 35]
Comoros olive pigeon
Columba pollenii
2,500 -9,999[ 36]
NT [ 36]
[ 36]
Equal to 1,500-7,000 mature individuals.[ 36]
Grey imperial pigeon
Ducula pickeringii
2,500 -9,999[ 37]
VU [ 37]
[ 37]
Equal to 1,500-7,000 mature individuals.[ 37]
Grey-fronted quail-dove
Geotrygon caniceps
2,500 – 9999[ 38]
VU [ 38]
[ 38]
Victoria crowned pigeon
Goura victoria
2,500 – 9999[ 39]
VU [ 39]
[ 39]
Grey-green fruit dove
Ptilinopus purpuratus
2,500-9,999 [ 40]
LC [ 40]
[ 40]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 40]
Yellow-legged pigeon
Columba pallidiceps
2,500-9,999 [ 41]
VU [ 41]
[ 41]
Estimate for mature individuals only.[ 41]
Vanuatu imperial pigeon
Ducula bakeri
2,500-23,000 [ 42]
LC [ 42]
Unknown[ 42]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 42]
Henderson island fruit dove
Ptilinopus insularis
3,000-4,000 [ 43]
VU [ 43]
[ 43]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 43]
Laurel pigeon
Columba junoniae
3,000 -7,500[ 44]
NT [ 44]
[ 44]
Equal to 2,000-5,000 mature individuals.[ 44]
Silver-capped fruit dove
Ptilinopus richardsii
3,300-11,500 [ 45]
LC [ 45]
[ 45]
Precautionary estimate for mature individuals.[ 45]
Carunculated fruit dove
Ptilinopus granulifrons
3,500-15,000 [ 46]
VU [ 46]
[ 46]
Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.[ 46]
Flame-breasted fruit dove
Ptilinopus marchei
3,500 – 15,000[ 47]
VU [ 47]
[ 47]
Flores green pigeon
Treron floris
3,500 -15,000[ 48]
VU [ 48]
[ 48]
Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.[ 48]
Maranon pigeon
Patagioenas oenops
3,500 – 15,000[ 49]
VU [ 49]
[ 49]
Sri Lanka wood pigeon
Columba torringtoniae
3,500-15,000 [ 50]
VU [ 50]
[ 50]
Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.[ 50]
Mindanao brown dove
Phapitreron brunneiceps
3,500 – 15,000[ 51]
VU [ 51]
[ 51]
New Britain bronzewing
Henicophaps foersteri
3,500 – 15,000[ 52]
VU [ 52]
[ 52]
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
3,500 -15,000[ 53]
VU [ 53]
[ 53]
Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.[ 53]
Pemba green pigeon
Treron pembaensis
3,500 -15,000[ 54]
VU [ 54]
[ 54]
Preliminary estimate. Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.[ 54]
Ring-tailed pigeon
Patagioenas caribaea
3,500 – 15,000[ 55]
VU [ 55]
[ 55]
Pale-capped pigeon
Columba punicea
3,500 – 15,000[ 56]
VU [ 56]
[ 56]
Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.[ 56]
Tongan ground dove
Gallicolumba stairi
3,500 – 15,000[ 57]
VU [ 57]
[ 57]
Western crowned pigeon
Goura cristata
3,500 – 15,000[ 58]
VU [ 58]
[ 58]
Wetar ground dove
Gallicolumba hoedtii
3,500 – 15,000[ 59]
EN [ 59]
[ 59]
Enggano imperial pigeon
Ducula oenothorax
3,500-15,000 [ 60]
NT [ 60]
[ 60]
Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.[ 60]
Micronesian imperial pigeon
Ducula oceanica
3,800-18,200 [ 61]
VU [ 61]
[ 61]
Equal to 2,500-12,200 mature individuals.[ 61]
São Tomé olive pigeon
Columba thomensis
3,893-5,497 [ 62]
EN [ 62]
[ 62]
Equal to 2,600-3,700 mature individuals.[ 62]
Bolle's pigeon
Columba bollii
5,000 -20,000[ 63]
LC [ 63]
[ 63]
Equal to 3,300-13,000 mature individuals.[ 63]
Mariana fruit dove
Ptilinopus roseicapilla
7,500-12,500 [ 64]
NT [ 64]
[ 64]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 64]
Trocaz pigeon
Columba trocaz
8,500 – 10,000[ 65]
LC [ 65]
[ 65]
Red-naped fruit dove
Ptilinopus dohertyi
9,100 [ 66]
VU [ 66]
[ 66]
Equal to 6,000 mature individuals.[ 66]
Whistling fruit dove
Chrysoena viridis
10,000 [ 67]
NT [ 67]
[ 67]
Minimum estimate. Equal to 6,700 mature individuals.[ 67]
Sumba green pigeon
Treron teysmannii
10,000-15,000 [ 68]
NT [ 68]
[ 68]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 68]
Buru green pigeon
Treron aromaticus
10,000-19,999 [ 69]
NT [ 69]
[ 69]
Precautionary estimate for mature individuals.[ 69]
Azuero dove
Leptotila battyi
10,000 – 19,999[ 70]
VU [ 70]
[ 70]
Preliminary estimate.[ 70]
Southern crowned pigeon
Goura scheepmakeri
10,000 – 19,999[ 71]
VU [ 71]
[ 71]
Timor imperial pigeon
Ducula cineracea
10,000 -19,999[ 72]
NT [ 72]
[ 72]
Equal to 6,000-15,000 mature individuals.[ 72]
Finsch's imperial pigeon
Ducula finschii
15,000 -30,000[ 73]
NT [ 73]
[ 73]
Equal to 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.[ 73]
Large green pigeon
Treron capellei
10,000-19,999 [ 74]
VU [ 74]
[ 74]
Preliminary estimate for mature individuals.[ 74]
Pied cuckoo-dove
Reinwardtoena browni
15,000 – 30,000[ 75]
NT [ 75]
[ 75]
Yellow-eyed pigeon
Columba eversmanni
15,000 -30,000[ 76]
VU [ 76]
[ 76]
Equal to 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.[ 76]
Caribbean dove
Leptotila jamaicensis
20,000 – 49,999[ 77]
LC [ 77]
[ 77]
Maroon-chested ground dove
Claravis mondetoura
20,000 – 49,999[ 78]
LC [ 78]
[ 78]
Ochre-bellied dove
Leptotila ochraceiventris
20,000 – 49,999[ 79]
VU [ 79]
[ 79]
Christmas imperial pigeon
Ducula whartoni
35,000-66,000 [ 80]
LC [ 80]
[ 80]
Estimate for mature individuals.[ 80]
São Tomé green pigeon
Treron sanctithomae
37,007-109,255 [ 81]
EN [ 81]
[ 81]
Equal to 24,670-72,840 mature individuals.[ 81]
Grey-chested dove
Leptotila cassinii
50,000 – 499,999[ 82]
LC [ 82]
[ 82]
Buru mountain pigeon
Gymnophaps mada
50,000 – 99,000[ 83]
LC [ 83]
[ 83]
Short-billed pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
50,000 – 499,999[ 84]
LC [ 84]
[ 84]
White-faced quail-dove
Geotrygon albifacies
50,000 – 499,999[ 85]
LC [ 85]
[ 85]
Yellowish imperial pigeon
Ducula subflavescens
57,000-373,000 [ 86]
NT [ 86]
[ 86]
Equal to 38,000-249,000 mature individuals.[ 86]
Goliath imperial pigeon
Ducula goliath
100,000 [ 87]
NT [ 87]
Unknown[ 87]
Partridge pigeon
Geophaps smithii
116,500 [ 88]
LC [ 88]
[ 88]
Numbers are for mature individuals only. Divided into two subspecies: G. smithii smithi (108,000) & G. smithii blaauwi (8,500).[ 88]
Cloven-feathered dove
Drepanoptila holosericea
140,000 [ 89]
NT [ 89]
Unknown[ 89]
Minimum estimate.[ 89]
Red-knobbed imperial pigeon
Ducula rubricera
150,000-750,000 [ 90]
LC [ 90]
[ 90]
Tentative estimate equal to mature individuals.[ 90]
Spectacled imperial pigeon
Ducula perspicillata
500,000 -999,000[ 91]
LC [ 91]
[ 91]
Blue ground dove
Claravis pretiosa
500,000 -5,000,000[ 92]
LC [ 92]
[ 92]
Scaled pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
500,000 – 4,999,999[ 93]
LC [ 93]
[ 93]
Zenaida dove
Zenaida aurita
500,000 – 4,999,999[ 94]
LC [ 94]
[ 94]
Stock dove
Columba oenas
1,400,000-2,600,000 [ 95]
LC [ 95]
[ 95]
Very preliminary estimate for mature individuals based on European subpopulations.[ 95]
Pale-vented pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
5,000,000 – 50,000,000[ 96]
LC [ 96]
[ 96]
Plain-breasted ground dove
Columbina minuta
5,000,000 – 50,000,000[ 97]
LC [ 97]
[ 97]
Estimate for mature individuals only.[ 97]
Ruddy ground dove
Columbina talpacoti
5,000,000-50,000,000 [ 98]
LC [ 98]
[ 98]
Estimate for mature individuals only.[ 98]
Ruddy quail-dove
Geotrygon montana
5,000,000 – 50,000,000[ 99]
LC [ 99]
[ 99]
Common ground dove
Columbina passerina
11,000,000 [ 100]
LC [ 100]
[ 100]
Estimate for mature individuals only.[ 100]
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
12,800,000 – 47,600,000[ 101]
VU [ 101]
[ 101]
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
20,000,000 – 50,000,000[ 102]
LC [ 102]
[ 102]
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
51,000,000-73,000,000 [ 103]
LC [ 103]
[ 103]
Very preliminary estimate for mature individuals.[ 103]
Rock dove
Columba livia
260,000,000 [ 104]
LC [ 104]
[ 104]
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
475,000,000 [ 105]
LC [ 106]
[ 106]
See also
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