Comoros Olive Pigeon

Comoros Olive Pigeon
Comoros Olive Pigeon
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: C. pollenii
Binomial name
Columba pollenii
Schlegel, 1866

The Comoros Olive Pigeon (Columba pollenii) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Comoros and Mayotte.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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