Somali pigeon [1] ( lat. Columba oliviae ) - a species of birds from the family of pigeons (Columbidae) [2] . Endemic to northern Somalia .
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Description
They feed on seeds, grains and berries.
Since the species has not been practically studied, the state of the population remains unknown. However, it is believed to be relatively rare. IUCN notes a possible danger to the species from the speckled pigeon ( Columba guinea ) [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 97. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- ↑ Pigeons : [ eng. ] / F. Gill & D. Donsker (Eds). // IOC World Bird List (v 8.2). - 2018 .-- DOI : 10.14344 / IOC.ML.8.2 . (Retrieved December 27, 2018) .
- ↑ Columba oliviae (English) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Date of treatment November 26, 2013.