Degradation of foraging habitat is a threat to this species². In Florida removal of poisonwood Metopium toxiferum, which can cause severe human dermatitis, affects the species as it feeds on the poisonwood's fruit^1,3. C. leucocephala is an important game species through much of its range, and although hunting regulations in the Bahamas have been changed, illegal hunting seems to be a threat¹. Collision with man-made objects is a major source of mortality in Florida, and pesticide use and human impact may also have detrimental effects¹.