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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Columbiformes > Family: Columbidae > Genus: Spilopelia > Species: Spilopelia senegalensis

Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Near Threatened
Protected by	1 international agreement
Natura 2000 species code	A897

Distribution

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Common Name	Language	Reference
Laughing Dove	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pálmagerle	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Palmduva	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Palmtaube	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Palmtortel	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Palmukyyhky	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rola do Senegal	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Synogarlica senegalska	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Tórtola Reidora	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Tortora delle palme	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Tourterelle maillée	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Streptopelia senegalensis	(Linnaeus, 1766)
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II

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Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

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