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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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Quick facts

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

Distribution

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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

EU

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
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)
Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

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Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II) http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

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.

Other resources

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External data

No external data sets available for this species
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