Somali pigeon
| Somali pigeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Columba |
| Species: | C. oliviae
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| Binomial name | |
| Columba oliviae Clarke, 1918
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| General range: Somali montane xeric woodlands | |
The Somali pigeon (Columba oliviae) or Somali stock dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Somalia and Somaliland. Because there has hardly been any research on the species, the health of the population is uncertain. However, it has been suggested that the species is relatively rare. The IUCN Redlist identified a possible threat to the species from the speckled pigeon (Columba guinea).[1]
The species dwells mostly in rock along the arid coast of both countries. Food sources include seeds, cultivated grain and berries.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Columba oliviae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690092A93261002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690092A93261002.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Columba (genus)
- Endemic birds of Somalia
- Birds described in 1918
- Taxa named by Stephenson Robert Clarke
- Somali montane xeric woodlands
- Columbiformes stubs