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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Columbiformes > Family: Columbidae > Genus: Columba > Species: Columba palumbus azorica

Woodpigeon (Azores subspecies) - Columba palumbus azorica Hartert, 1905

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Unknown
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	17 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	urban woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A421

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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

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)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
PTFAI0004	Portugal	Caldeira e Capelinhos - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTFAI0006	Portugal	Ponta do Varadouro - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTFLO0002	Portugal	Zona Central - Morro Alto - Ilha das Flores	Map
PTJOR0014	Portugal	Costa NE e Ponta do Topo - Ilha de S. Jorge	Map
PTMIG0019	Portugal	Lagoa do Fogo - Ilha de S. Miguel	Map
PTPIC0009	Portugal	Montanha do Pico, Prainha e Caveiro - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTPIC0010	Portugal	Ponta da Ilha - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTTER0017	Portugal	Serra Santa Bárbara e Pico Alto - Ilha da Terceira	Map
PTZPE0020	Portugal	Costa e Caldeirão - Ilha do Corvo	Map
PTZPE0023	Portugal	Caldeira e Capelinhos - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTZPE0025	Portugal	Ponta da Ilha - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTZPE0027	Portugal	Zona Central do Pico - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTZPE0028	Portugal	Ilhéu do topo e Costa Adjacente - Ilha de S. Jorge	Map
PTZPE0031	Portugal	Ponta das Contendas - Ilha Terceira	Map
PTZPE0033	Portugal	Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme - Ilha de S. Miguel	Map
PTZPE0034	Portugal	Ilhéu da Vila e Costa Adjacente - Ilha de Stª. Maria	Map
PTMIG0024	Portugal	Serra da Tronqueira / Planalto dos Graminhais	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Colombaccio (sottospecie delle Azzorre)	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Houtduif (ondersoort van de Azoren)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Paloma torcaz (subespecie de las Azores)	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pigeon ramier (sous-espèce des Açores)	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pombo-torcaz dos Açores	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Ringdue (underart fra Açorerne)	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Ringduva (underart från Azorerna)	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Ringeltaube (Unterart der Azoren)	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sepelkyyhky (alalaji Azorit)	Finnish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Woodpigeon (Azores subspecies)	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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