São Tomé green pigeon

The São Tomé green pigeon (Treron sanctithomae) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species was described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789. They have disappeared from Ilhéu das Rolas due to habitat loss.[1] There are around 10,000 pigeons of this species today.

São Tomé green pigeon
Illustration by Albert Eckhout
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Treron
Species:
T. sanctithomae
Binomial name
Treron sanctithomae
(Gmelin, 1789)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Treron sanctithomae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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