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
Barboza du Bocage, 1888

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.

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