São Tomé green pigeon
| São Tomé green pigeon | |
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| Illustration by Albert Eckhout | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. sanctithomae
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| Binomial name | |
| Treron sanctithomae (Gmelin, 1789)
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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.
References[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Treron sanctithomae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22691227A131626607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691227A131626607.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Treron
- Endemic birds of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Endemic fauna of São Tomé Island
- Birds described in 1789
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
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