Cameroon olive pigeon

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Cameroon olive pigeon
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Domain: Eukaryota
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), and is found in pasture habitats with minimal vegetation cover [2] as well as in montane forests. [3] Its diet includes fruit from Polyscias fulva and waterberry trees. [4]

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References

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