Island bronze-naped pigeon

Island bronze-naped pigeon
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Columba
Species:	C. malherbii
Binomial name
	Columba malherbii; Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851

The island bronze-naped pigeon (Columba malherbii), also known as the São Tomé bronze-naped pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Gulf of Guinea islands of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea), São Tomé and Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe).[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is part of the subgenus Turturoena. The species of birds was described by Jules and Edouard Verreaux in 1851.[1]

Conservation

The species has been classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to substantial hunting pressure, which may be increasing. While the island bronze-naped pigeon is able to make use of secondary vegetation and somewhat degraded habitats, it also may be captured more easily in such areas than in dense vegetation.[1]

References

BirdLife International (2018). "Columba malherbii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22690351A131459979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690351A131459979.en.

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[IUCN-1] BirdLife International (2018). "Columba malherbii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22690351A131459979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690351A131459979.en.