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Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata

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 Low
Land mass type   Average mass 127.92 g

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 11,500,000 medium
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 Increasing -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 6.8 - - -
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'common' (Stotz et al. (1996).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be increasing as ongoing habitat degradation is creating new areas of suitable habitat.

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Antigua and Barbuda Native No      
Argentina Native No      
Aruba (to Netherlands) Native No      
Barbados Native No      
Bolivia Native No      
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) Native No      
Brazil Native No      
Chile Native No      
Colombia Native No      
Curaçao (to Netherlands) Native No      
Dominica Native No      
Ecuador Native No      
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Native No      
French Guiana Native No      
Grenada Native No      
Guadeloupe (to France) Native No      
Guyana Native No      
Martinique (to France) Native No      
Montserrat (to UK) Native No      
Paraguay Native No      
Peru Native No      
Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) Native No      
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Native No      
St Kitts and Nevis Native No      
St Lucia Native No      
St Vincent and the Grenadines Native No      
Suriname Native No      
Trinidad and Tobago Native No      
Uruguay Native No Yes    
Venezuela Native No      

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable 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 Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest major non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest major breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level suitable non-breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level suitable breeding
Savanna Moist suitable non-breeding
Savanna Moist suitable breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable breeding
Altitude 0 - 4400 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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Zenaida auriculata. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.

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 (Des Murs, 1847)
Population size Unknown mature individuals
Population trend Increasing
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 11,500,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species