Sao Tome Green Pigeon

About the Sao Tome Green Pigeon

The São Tomé green pigeon 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. There are between 37,007 and 109,255 pigeons of this species today, but this is decreasing due to unsustainable levels of hunting.

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Where the Sao Tome Green Pigeon lives

When to see the Sao Tome Green Pigeon

Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Sumatran Green PigeonTreron oxyurusThe Sumatran green pigeon is a relatively slender species with a long wedge-shaped tail. Flores Green PigeonTreron florisThe Flores green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Sumba Green PigeonTreron teysmanniiThe Sumba green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.