Natura 2000 related content is now shown on the Biodiversity Information System for Europe, BISE. Please go to BISE or use the Natura 2000 map viewer for the latest information.

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

Long-toed Pigeon - Columba trocaz Heineken, 1829

Images from the web

Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	6 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A455

Distribution

The distribution map is currently disabled. A new map solution will soon become available. In the meantime, please consult other species distribution map providers listed in the Other resources panel below.

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

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

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

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

Sources:

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
PTMAD0001	Portugal	Laurissilva da Madeira	Map
PTMAD0002	Portugal	Maciço Montanhoso Central da Ilha da Madeira	Map
PTMAD0005	Portugal	Achadas da Cruz	Map
PTZPE0041	Portugal	Maciço Montanhoso Oriental da Ilha da Madeira	Map
PTMAD0010	Portugal	Ribeira Brava	Map
PTMAD0009	Portugal	Paul do Mar – Jardim do Mar	Map

Protected sites

Please note the site map takes a while to display.

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	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)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	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
Colomba de Madeira	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Colomba di Madera	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Holub dlouhoprstý	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Long-toed Pigeon	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeira galamb	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeira langtået due	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Madeiraduva	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeirankyyhky	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Paloma de Madeira	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Paloma torqueza	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pigeon trocaz	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pombo-dos-loureiros da Madeira	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pombo-torcaz da Madeira	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Silberhalstaube	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Trocazduif	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II

Other resources

Bird action plan
CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:06710	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

No external data sets available for this species

Write to us

Call us

Sections