6 thoughts on “Pemba Green-pigeon (Treron pembaensis): Revise global status?”
Although the IUCN SSC Pigeon and Dove Specialist Group currently do not have any additional information on the status of the Pemba Green-pigeon. We do like to express concern about a potential additional threat through hunting. In other regions (Sao Tome and India) we have found that Green-pigeons are particularly popular game birds both due to opportunity and alleged tastiness. We recommend adding hunting as a potential additional threat and prioritise population assessments.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, and incorporating additional information from this discussion, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
I would suggest this species remain with its current status. I have a masters student who is studying some ecological aspects of this species, looking at its abundance in different habitats in northern part of the Pemba islands, abundance and distribution of its feed plants (fruit). The species is found more in the northern part than one would believe that it is evenly distributed throughout the Island.
Deforestation activities contribute to the decreasing of the number of Pemba Green-pigeon feed plants. Since 2000 to 2022 the human population activities have intensified on the island. According to the 2012 Census report, Micheweni District (a strong hold for the Pemba Green-pigeon) has a population of 103,816 inhabitants with the average household size of 5.3 with annual growth rate 5%, which is greater than the national average of 3.1% (RGOZ, 2013) while the human population on 2002 was 83,531 URT 2004). Such changes affect the feed plant species (habitat) due to increasing of socio-economic activities across the landscape mosaic. Residents have also informed that that the species is being illegally hunted. We hope to have good information on the species very soon.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
Following further review, the recommended categorisation for this species has been changed. Pemba Green-pigeon is now recommended to be listed as Vulnerable under Criteria A2c+3c+4c.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Although the IUCN SSC Pigeon and Dove Specialist Group currently do not have any additional information on the status of the Pemba Green-pigeon. We do like to express concern about a potential additional threat through hunting. In other regions (Sao Tome and India) we have found that Green-pigeons are particularly popular game birds both due to opportunity and alleged tastiness. We recommend adding hunting as a potential additional threat and prioritise population assessments.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, and incorporating additional information from this discussion, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
I would suggest this species remain with its current status. I have a masters student who is studying some ecological aspects of this species, looking at its abundance in different habitats in northern part of the Pemba islands, abundance and distribution of its feed plants (fruit). The species is found more in the northern part than one would believe that it is evenly distributed throughout the Island.
Deforestation activities contribute to the decreasing of the number of Pemba Green-pigeon feed plants. Since 2000 to 2022 the human population activities have intensified on the island. According to the 2012 Census report, Micheweni District (a strong hold for the Pemba Green-pigeon) has a population of 103,816 inhabitants with the average household size of 5.3 with annual growth rate 5%, which is greater than the national average of 3.1% (RGOZ, 2013) while the human population on 2002 was 83,531 URT 2004). Such changes affect the feed plant species (habitat) due to increasing of socio-economic activities across the landscape mosaic. Residents have also informed that that the species is being illegally hunted. We hope to have good information on the species very soon.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
Following further review, the recommended categorisation for this species has been changed. Pemba Green-pigeon is now recommended to be listed as Vulnerable under Criteria A2c+3c+4c.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.