List of Columbiformes by population

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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	50[1]	CR[1]	[1]	Maximum estimate; possibly extinct.[1]
Silvery pigeon	Columba argentina	50[2]	CR[2]	[2]	Preliminary maximum estimate; may be revised upwards.[2]
Sulu bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba menagei	50[3]	CR[3]	[3]	Maximum estimate; may be extinct.[3]
Blue-eyed ground-dove	Columbina cyanopis	70 – 400[4]	CR[4]	[4]
Mindoro bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba platenae	70 – 400[5]	CR[5]	[5]
Negros bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba keayi	70 – 400[6]	CR[6]	[6]
Purple-winged ground-dove	Claravis geoffroyi	70 – 400[7]	CR[7]	[7]
Socorro dove	Zenaida graysoni	100[8]	EW[8]	N/A	Not recorded in the wild since 1972. Re-introductions are planned.[8]
Polynesian ground-dove	Gallicolumba erythroptera	100 – 200[9]	CR[9]	[9]
Grenada dove	Leptotila wellsi	130[10]	CR[10]	[10]
Rapa fruit-dove	Ptilinopus huttoni	270 – 274[11]	VU[11]	[11]	Estimate dates from 1991.[11]
Marquesan imperial pigeon	Ducula galeata	300[12]	EN[12]	[12]	Minimum estimate.[12]
Lilac-crowned fruit-dove	Ptilinopus rarotongensis	350 – 1500[13]	VU[13]	[13]
São Tomé olive pigeon	Columba thomensis	350 – 1500[14]	EN[14]	[14]
Sri Lanka wood pigeon	Columba torringtoniae	350 – 1500[15]	VU[15]	[15]
Tawitawi brown dove	Phapitreron cinereiceps	350 – 1500[16]	EN[16]	[16]
Tuxtla quail-dove	Geotrygon carrikeri	350 – 1500[17]	EN[17]	[17]
White-fronted ground-dove	Gallicolumba kubaryi	350 – 1500[18]	VU[18]	[18]
Pink pigeon	Nesoenas mayeri	360 – 395[19]	EN[19]	[19]
Makatea fruit-dove	Ptilinopus chalcurus	444 – 2219[20]	VU[20]	[20]
Blue-headed quail-dove	Starnoenas cyanocephala	1000 – 2499[21]	EN[21]	[21]	Population may be underestimated.[21]
Chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon	Ducula brenchleyi	1000 – 2499[22]	VU[22]	[22]
Mindoro imperial pigeon	Ducula mindorensis	1000 – 2499[23]	EN[23]	[23]
Palau ground-dove	Gallicolumba canifrons	1000 – 2499[24]	NT[24]	[24]
Santa Cruz ground-dove	Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis	1000 – 2499[25]	EN[25]	[25]
Tolima dove	Leptotila conoveri	1000 – 2499[26]	EN[26]	[26]
Tooth-billed pigeon	Didunculus strigirostris	1000 – 2499[27]	EN[27]	[27]	May be overestimated.[27]
Timor green pigeon	Treron psittaceus	1000 – 3000[28]	EN[28]	[28]	Preliminary estimate.[28]
Christmas imperial pigeon	Ducula whartoni	1000 – 10 000[29]	NT[29]	[29]	Numbers may be underestimated.[29]
Polynesian imperial pigeon	Ducula aurorae	1206[30]	EN[30]	[30]	Preliminary estimate.[30]
Marquesan ground-dove	Gallicolumba rubescens	1500[31]	VU[31]	[31]
Mindanao bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba crinigera	1500 – 4000[32]	VU[32]	[32]
Plain pigeon	Patagioenas inornata	1500 – 6100[33]	NT[33]	[33]
Black dove	Turacoena modesta	2500 – 9999[34]	NT[34]	[34]
Comoros olive pigeon	Columba pollenii	2500 – 9999[35]	NT[35]	[35]
Grey imperial pigeon	Ducula pickeringii	2500 – 9999[36]	VU[36]	[36]
Grey-fronted quail-dove	Geotrygon caniceps	2500 – 9999[37]	VU[37]	[37]
Mariana fruit-dove	Ptilinopus roseicapilla	2500 – 9999[38]	EN[38]	[38]
Victoria crowned pigeon	Goura victoria	2500 – 9999[39]	VU[39]	[39]
Carunculated fruit-dove	Ptilinopus granulifrons	3500 – 15 000[40]	VU[40]	[40]
Laurel pigeon	Columba junoniae	3000 – 7500[41]	NT[41]	[41]
Flame-breasted fruit-dove	Ptilinopus marchei	3500 – 15 000[42]	VU[42]	[42]
Flores green pigeon	Treron floris	3500 – 15 000[43]	VU[43]	[43]
Maranon pigeon	Patagioenas oenops	3500 – 15 000[44]	VU[44]	[44]
Mindanao brown dove	Phapitreron brunneiceps	3500 – 15 000[45]	VU[45]	[45]
New Britain bronzewing	Henicophaps foersteri	3500 – 15 000[46]	VU[46]	[46]
Nilgiri wood pigeon	Columba elphinstonii	3500 – 15 000[47]	VU[47]	[47]
Pemba green pigeon	Treron pembaensis	3500 – 15 000[48]	VU[48]	[48]	Preliminary estimate.[48]
Ring-tailed pigeon	Patagioenas caribaea	3500 – 15 000[49]	VU[49]	[49]
Pale-capped pigeon	Columba punicea	3500 – 15 000[50]	VU[50]	[50]
São Tomé green pigeon	Treron sanctithomae	3500 – 15 000[51]	VU[51]	[51]
Spotted imperial pigeon	Ducula carola	3500 – 15 000[52]	VU[52]	[52]
Tongan ground-dove	Gallicolumba stairi	3500 – 15 000[53]	VU[53]	[53]
Vanuatu imperial pigeon	Ducula bakeri	3500 – 15 000[54]	VU[54]	[54]
Western crowned pigeon	Goura cristata	3500 – 15 000[55]	VU[55]	[55]
Wetar ground-dove	Gallicolumba hoedtii	3500 – 15 000[56]	EN[56]	[56]
Yellow-legged pigeon	Columba pallidiceps	3500 – 15 000[57]	VU[57]	[57]
Bolle's pigeon	Columba bollii	5000 – 20 000[58]	LC[58]	[58]
Trocaz pigeon	Columba trocaz	8500 – 10 000[59]	LC[59]	[59]
Red-naped fruit-dove	Ptilinopus dohertyi	9100[60]	VU[60]	[60]
Whistling fruit-dove	Ptilinopus layardi	10 000[61]	NT[61]	[61]	Minimum estimate.[61]
Azuero dove	Leptotila battyi	10 000 – 19 999[62]	VU[62]	[62]	Preliminary estimate.[62]
Southern crowned pigeon	Goura scheepmakeri	10 000 – 19 999[63]	VU[63]	[63]
Timor imperial pigeon	Ducula cineracea	10 000 – 19 999[64]	EN[64]	[64]
Sumba green pigeon	Treron teysmannii	14 000[65]	NT[65]	[65]
Finsch's imperial pigeon	Ducula finschii	15 000 – 30 000[66]	NT[66]	[66]
Large green pigeon	Treron capellei	15 000 – 30 000[67]	VU[67]	[67]
Pied cuckoo-dove	Reinwardtoena browni	15 000 – 30 000[68]	NT[68]	[68]
Red-knobbed imperial pigeon	Ducula rubricera	15 000 – 30 000[69]	NT[69]	[69]
Yellow-eyed pigeon	Columba eversmanni	15 000 – 30 000[70]	VU[70]	[70]
Yellowish imperial pigeon	Ducula subflavescens	15 000 – 30 000[71]	NT[71]	[71]
Caribbean dove	Leptotila jamaicensis	20 000 – 49 999[72]	LC[72]	[72]
Maroon-chested ground-dove	Claravis mondetoura	20 000 – 49 999[73]	LC[73]	[73]
Ochre-bellied dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	20 000 – 49 999[74]	VU[74]	[74]
Grey-chested dove	Leptotila cassinii	50 000 – 499 999[75]	LC[75]	[75]
Long-tailed mountain pigeon	Gymnophaps mada	50 000 – 99 000[76]	LC[76]	[76]
Short-billed pigeon	Patagioenas nigrirostris	50 000 – 499 999[77]	LC[77]	[77]
White-faced quail-dove	Geotrygon albifacies	50 000 – 499 999[78]	LC[78]	[78]
Goliath imperial pigeon	Ducula goliath	100 000[79]	NT[79]	Unknown[79]
Partridge pigeon	Geophaps smithii	126 000[80]	VU[80]	[80]	Numbers are for mature individuals only. Divided into two subspecies: G. smithii smithi (120 000) & G. smithii blaauwi (6000).[80]
Cloven-feathered dove	Drepanoptila holosericea	140 000[81]	NT[81]	Unknown[81]	Minimum estimate.[81]
Spectacled imperial pigeon	Ducula perspicillata	500 000 – 999 000[82]	LC[82]	[82]
Black-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	500 000 – 4 000 000[83]	LC[83]	[83]
Blue ground-dove	Claravis pretiosa	500 000 – 4 999 999[84]	LC[84]	[84]
Scaled pigeon	Patagioenas speciosa	500 000 – 4 999 999[85]	LC[85]	[85]
Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita	500 000 – 4 999 999[86]	LC[86]	[86]
Stock dove	Columba oenas	1 700 000 – 3 000 000[87]	LC[87]	[87]
Pale-vented pigeon	Patagioenas cayennensis	5 000 000 – 50 000 000[88]	LC[88]	[88]
Plain-breasted ground-dove	Columbina minuta	5 000 000 – 50 000 000[89]	LC[89]	[89]
Ruddy quail-dove	Geotrygon montana	5 000 000 – 50 000 000[90]	LC[90]	[90]
Eurasian collared dove	Streptopelia decaocto	20 000 000 – 50 000 000[91]	LC[91]	[91]
European turtle dove	Streptopelia turtur	20 000 000 – 100 000 000[92]	LC[92]	[92]
Common wood pigeon	Columba palumbus	30 000 000 – 70 000 000[93]	LC[93]	[93]	Preliminary estimate.[93]
Rock dove	Columba livia	260 000 000[94]	LC[94]	[94]
Mourning dove	Zenaida macroura	475 000 000[95]

See also

• Lists of birds by population
• Lists of organisms by population

References