Cameroon olive pigeon

Cameroon olive pigeon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Columba
Species:	C. sjostedti
Binomial name
Columba sjostedti Reichenow, 1901

The Cameroon olive pigeon (Columba sjostedti) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Cameroon line (including Bioko ^[2] ), and is found in pasture habitats with minimal vegetation cover ^[3] as well as in montane forests. ^[4] Its diet includes fruit from Polyscias fulva and waterberry trees. ^[5]

References

1. BirdLife International (2023). "Columba sjostedti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T22690131A230337828. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22690131A230337828.en . Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. Cooper, Jacob C.; Johnson, Oscar; Davis, Tristan J.; Terrill, Ryan S.; Wolfe, Jared D.; Brzeski, Kristin E.; Etingüe, Amancio M.; Powell, Luke L. (February 2017). "Notes on the distribution of the avifauna of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, including one new country record" (PDF). Malimbus: 11 – via ResearchGate.
3. Kamga, Solange Mekuate; Tamungang, Simon Awafor; Awa, Taku; Ewome, Francis Luma; Motombi, Francis Njie; Hořák, David; Riegert, Jan (2022-03-19). "The Importance of Forest Elephants for Vegetation Structure Modification and Its Influence on the Bird Community of a Mid-Elevation Forest on Mount Cameroon, West-Central Africa". Diversity. 14 (3): 227. doi: 10.3390/d14030227 . ISSN   1424-2818.
4. Bergl, Richard A.; Oates, John F.; Fotso, Roger (January 2007). "Distribution and protected area coverage of endemic taxa in West Africa's Biafran forests and highlands". Biological Conservation. 134 (2): 195–208. Bibcode:2007BCons.134..195B. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2006.08.013. ISSN   0006-3207.
5. Borokini, T.I.; Babalola, F.D.; Amusa, T.O.; Ivande, S.T.; Wala, Z.J.; Jegede, O.O.; Tanko, D.; Ihuma, J.O. (2012-05-28). "Community-based Forest Resources Management in Nigeria: Case study of Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve, Mambilla Plateau, Taraba State, Nigeria". Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment. 2 (1). doi: 10.31357/jtfe.v2i1.571 . ISSN   2235-9362.