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Leptotila battyi
– Vulnerable
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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AVES
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Order:
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COLUMBIFORMES
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Family:
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COLUMBIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Leptotila battyi
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Species Authority:
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Rothschild, 1901
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | BROWN-BACKED DOVE |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,v) ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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BirdLife International
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Evaluator/s:
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Capper, D., Wege, D. & Benstead, P. (BirdLife International Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Habitat is declining in extent, area and quality in parts of this species’ very small and fragmented range. It is close to being listed as Endangered, but is known from more than five locations and consequently only qualifies as Vulnerable.
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History:
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| 1988 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004) |
| 1994 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (Collar, Crosby and Stattersfield 1994) |
| 2000 | - | Vulnerable (BirdLife International 2000) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Leptotila battyi is restricted to the Pacific coast of west Panama, on the Azuero Peninsula and the islands of Cébaco and Coiba. In the 1960s, it was common on Coiba Island and subsequent threats have been minimal2,5,7. It is uncommon and likely to be declining throughout the remainder of its range6.
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Range Map:
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 (click for detailed map)
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Countries:
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Native:
Panama
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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It inhabits high forest and wooded swamps, and is apparently restricted to hilly areas on the mainland, but not on Coiba4,7. This difference is possibly explained by habitat destruction in the Azuero Peninsula lowlands extirpating the species, or the lack of competitors on Coiba, allowing an expansion of its ecological niche2,6.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.6 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
| 1.8 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Habitat destruction and fragmentation, and hunting for food threaten this species4,5,6. Away from Coiba, most lowland areas in its range have already been deforested4.
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List of Threats:
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| 1.9 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Unknown causes (ongoing) |
| 3.1 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Conservation measures underway:
Coiba is a national park protecting nearly 30% of this species's range. On the mainland, it occurs within Cerro Hoya National Park and El Montuso Forest Reserve3.
Conservation measures proposed:
Survey to assess numbers within protected areas and identify additional sites requiring protection. Study the species's ecological requirements5. Assess the extent of habitat loss within protected areas and the region as a whole.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 3.2 | Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed) |
| 3.3 | Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed) |
| 3.5 | Research actions - Threats (needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places:
For References from A–L.
For References from M–Z. BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K. BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K. Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
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