Long-toed Pigeon

It is a scarce resident breeder in caves and on mountains in the laurisilva forest zone, where 10,000 birds remain.

The Long-toed Pigeon is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Long-toed Pigeon's natural food resources, it is essential to the survival of the species. Resident. Watercolour by Serge Nicolle Reasons for the need for protection/inclusion in annex I Endemic of the Atlantic island of Madeira, the population of the Long-toed Pigeon is considered stable and estimated at 5,000 individuals. Laurel forest once covered most of the island of Madeira but much of it has been felled for its valuable timber, which was exported or used locally for construction. More

Alternate common name(s): Long-toed Pigeon, Madeira Laurel-Pigeon Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Madeira Islands, Portugal - Dec 30, 2007 More

Pigeon | Long-Toed Pigeon | Oriental Turtle-Dove | Rock Pigeon | Stock Pigeon | Turtle-Dove | Wood-Pigeon | Links to European databases Laurel Pigeon EU report (PDF) Birdlife factsheet of Laurel Pigeon Laurel Pigeon EU population trend (PDF) Laurel Pigeon EU species database Conservation status Laurel Pigeon status Endangered No song available Laurel Pigeon (Columba junoniae) Columbiformes | More

Long-Toed Pigeon determination Similar species Columbidae Bolles Laurel Pigeon | Collared-Dove | Laughing Dove | Laurel Pigeon | Long-Toed Pigeon | Oriental Turtle-Dove | Rock Pigeon | Stock Pigeon | Turtle-Dove | Wood-Pigeon | Links to European databases Long-Toed Pigeon EU report (PDF) Birdlife factsheet of Long-Toed Pigeon Long-Toed Pigeon EU population trend (PDF) More

our first Long-toed Pigeon from the parking lot at the trout hatchery. Three Long-toed Pigeons were seen from the viewing point. The trail to the viewing point produced Madeira Firecrest 8, Blackbird 3, Blackcap 3 and Chaffinch 10. We stopped at the highest point on the road between Poiso and Santo da Serra. On the right side of the road (to the south) we found two Spectacled Warblers and a Berthelot's Pipit. One Linnet flew over. More

preferences and the impact of the Long-toed Pigeon, Columba trocaz, on agriculture. Bol. Mus. Mun. Funchal 4: 531–542. Oliveira, P. & Heredia (1996). Action plan for the Madeira Laurel Pigeon, Columba trocaz. In B. Heredia, L. Rose, & M. Painter (Eds). Globally threatened birds in Europe. Action plans. Council of Europe Publishing. pp. 303-309. Oliveira, P. and Heredia, B. (1996). Action plan for the Madeira Laurel Pigeon, Columba trocaz. Pp. 303–309 in B. Heredia, L. Rose and M. Painter, eds. Globally threatened birds in Europe. More

Long-toed Pigeon, Trocaz Pigeon Group: Birds Status/Date Listed as Endangered: NT-IUCN: 2008 Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered: Portugal, Spain Profiles and photos are posted according to availability. More

In the past, the also known as Long-toed Pigeon was highly affected by the destruction of its habitat. Today this species isn't endangered anymore, because all Laurel areas have been considered Integral or Partial Nature Reserves thanks to the jurisdiction of the Madeira Natural Park. More

The also called Long-toed Pigeon is an endemic species of Madeira, it once existed in Porto Santo but nowadays is restricted to Madeira Island. It is a dark grey corpulent pigeon with big red toes, an indistinct glossy silvery patch on neck-side, a visible white strike on the tail and red bill. The female is a little smaller than the male but it is not easy to distinguish them. More

Columba trocaz, Madeira langt More

Long-Toed Pigeon Columba Trocaz in Madeira = A Survey of the Distribution, Density and Habitat Preferences of the Long-Toed Pigeon Columba Trocaz in Madeira View larger imageSeries: BIRDLIFE STUDY REPORTS 32MJ Jones et al70 pages, tabs, maps.BirdLife InternationalDistributed by NHBS Spiralbound | 1988 | £10.00 | approx. More

preferences of the Long-toed Pigeon, Columba trocaz in Madeira. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal 42:71-86. Menezes, D. 1997. Estudo dos uso da floresta Laurissilva e de campos agr More