Spilopelia senegalensis
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
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Columbiformes
Columbidae
  • Not Evaluated
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  • No Alien Population
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  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
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    MR
  • Massive
    MV
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Spilopelia senegalensis. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Spilopelia+senegalensis on 27-10-2025.

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MC
Spilopelia senegalensis
Date assessed
2021-10-07
Year published
2023
Eicat category
MC (Minimal Concern)
Justification for EICAT assessment


To date Laughing Doves in Australia do not appear to compete with native bird species for nest sites or food. There is no evidence that competition caused a reduction in the performance of these species (Department of Environment and Conservation 2007).
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Competition
Countries of most severe impact
Australia
Description of impacts
To date Laughing Doves do not appear to compete with native bird species in Australia.
Assessor
Thomas Evans; Tom Allmert
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Recommended citation
Thomas Evans, Tom Allmert (2025). Spilopelia senegalensis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).