São Tomé olive pigeon

São Tomé olive pigeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Columba
Species: C. thomensis
Binomial name
Columba thomensis

The São Tomé olive pigeon or maroon pigeon (Columba thomensis) is an endangered species of pigeon which is endemic to the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe off the coast of west Africa. It was described by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1888.

Description

The species is 37 x 40 centimeters long[2]

Distribution

The species of the olive pigeon are founded in areas including Chamico in the northwest, Lagoa Amelia, Zampalma, Nova Ceilão and Bombaim in the central ranges near Formoso Pequeno southwards to the valley of Rio Lo Grande and Xufexufe and Ana Chaves valleys.

Conservation and status

The continued survival of the São Tomé olive pigeon depends upon stopping habitat loss in the remaining lowland rainforest of São Tomé, as does the survival of three other birds: the São Tomé ibis, São Tomé oriole, and São Tomé scops owl.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Columba thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Data gile at BirdLife
  3. ↑ Kirby, Alex. "Many threatened birds 'need help'", BBC News (March 8, 2004).

Further reading

  • Bocage, 1888 : Oiseaux nouveaux de l'île St. Thomé. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes, Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, vol. XII, n. 48, p. 229-232.
  • del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Sargatal J. (1997) Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 4, Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. BirdLife International, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, p. 679
  • Prin J. & G. (1997) Encyclopédie des Colombidés. Prin, Ingré, p. 55
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