- Metric Name:  Band-Tailed Pigeon

- Data Vintage:  2021

- Unit Of Measure: Binary, 0 = not suitable, 1 = suitable

The Band-Tailed pigeon is a species of tribal value to California indigenous peoples and has been identified as a focal species for the SNV RRK project. This metric identifies the current distribution and abundance of suitable habitat for band-tailed pigeons. Blocks of habitat of 100 acres or larger, which are considered high value to band-tailed pigeons for reproduction, cover, and feeding are included.- Creation Method:  This distribution map was created by identifying pixels which contained high value habitat for band-tailed pigeons in all three categories of life history; reproduction, cover, and feeding within habitat types where they are found. This is based on the ratings for habitat values found in the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships model managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. All pixels that rated high for all three life history categories within a habitat were identified and contiguous blocks of greater than 250 acres were selected and included.

--	Suitable vegetation types: WHRTYPE = BOP, BOW, MHW, MHC, MRI, SMC, VOW, WFR

--	Suitable high-quality habitat size/density classes by type:  

	--	BOP = 5M, 5D

	--	BOW = 5M, 5D

	--	MHW = 4M, 4D, 5P, 5M, 5D

	--	MHC = 4M, 4D, 5S, 5P, 5M, 5D

	--	MRI = 4M, 4D, 5S, 5P, 5M, 5D

	--	SMC = 4M, 4D, 5S, 5P, 5M, 5D, 6

	--	WFR = 4M, 4D, 5S, 5P, 5M, 5D, 6

- Credits:  California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR)
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)