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Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis

IUCN Red List history

Year Category
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency Does not normally occur in forest
Land mass type   Average mass -

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 25,100,000
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 25,500,000
Number of locations -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals Unknown not applicable Not Applicable 0
Population trend Stable -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 4 - - -
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 61,000-210,000 breeding pairs, equating to 183,000-630,000 individuals (BirdLife International 2004), but Europe forms <5% of the global range.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Afghanistan Native No      
Algeria Native No      
Angola Native No      
Australia Introduced No Yes    
Azerbaijan Native No      
Bahrain Native No     Yes
Bangladesh Native No Yes    
Benin Native No      
Bhutan Native No Yes    
Botswana Native No      
Bulgaria Vagrant No      
Burkina Faso Native No      
Burundi Native No      
Cameroon Native No      
Côte d'Ivoire Native No      
Central African Republic Native No      
Chad Native No      
China (mainland) Native No Yes    
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Native No      
Cyprus Vagrant No      
Djibouti Native No      
Egypt Native No      
Eritrea Native No      
Ethiopia Native No      
Finland Vagrant No      
Gabon Unknown No      
Gambia Native No      
Ghana Native No      
Greece Vagrant No      
Guinea Native No      
Guinea-Bissau Native No      
India Native No Yes    
Iran, Islamic Republic of Native No      
Iraq Native No      
Israel Native No Yes    
Italy Vagrant No      
Jordan Native No      
Kazakhstan Native No Yes    
Kenya Native No      
Kuwait Native No      
Kyrgyzstan Native No Yes    
Lebanon Native No      
Lesotho Native No      
Liberia Native No      
Libya Native No      
Malawi Native No      
Mali Native No      
Malta Vagrant No      
Mauritania Native No      
Morocco Native No      
Mozambique Native No      
Namibia Native No      
Nepal Native No Yes    
Niger Native No      
Nigeria Native No      
Oman Native No      
Pakistan Native No Yes    
Palestinian Authority Territories Native No      
Portugal Vagrant No      
Qatar Native No      
Rwanda Native No      
Saudi Arabia Native No      
São Tomé e Príncipe Native No Yes    
Senegal Native No      
Sierra Leone Native No      
Somalia Native No      
South Africa Native No      
South Sudan Native No      
Spain Introduced No      
Sudan Native No      
Swaziland Native No      
Syria Native No      
Tajikistan Native No Yes    
Tanzania Native No      
Togo Native No      
Tunisia Native No      
Turkey Native No Yes    
Turkmenistan Native No Yes    
Uganda Native No      
United Arab Emirates Native No      
Uzbekistan Native No Yes    
Western Sahara Native No      
Yemen Native No      
Zambia Native No      
Zimbabwe Native No      

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land major breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land major non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable breeding
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable breeding
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Grassland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Grassland Temperate suitable breeding
Savanna Dry suitable breeding
Savanna Dry suitable non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 3000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation

Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent
Food (human) Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild International Non-trivial Recent
Sport Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Stigmatopelia senegalensis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2013.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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Key facts
Current IUCN Red List category Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and pigeons)
Species name author (Linnaeus, 1766)
Population size Unknown mature individuals
Population trend Stable
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 25,100,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species
- Climate change species distributions