NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sao Tome Green Pigeon
Treron sanctithomae (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
São Tomé green pigeon (Treron sanctithomae) on São Tomé. Photo by William Stephens. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261142087
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Open encyclopedia reference
The São Tomé green pigeon (Treron sanctithomae) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species was described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789. They have disappeared from Ilhéu das Rolas due to habitat loss. There are between 37,007 and 109,255 pigeons of this species today, but this is decreasing due to unsustainable levels of hunting.
Wikipedia contributors, São Tomé green pigeon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:29:52.986364+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Treron sanctithomae (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Name authority
- (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Common name
- Sao Tome Green Pigeon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Treron
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyTreroninae
- genusTreron Vieillot, 1816
- speciesTreron sanctithomae (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Treron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Philippine Green PigeonTreron axillaris (Bonaparte, 1855) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Green PigeonTreron calvus (Temminck, 1811) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large Green PigeonTreron capellei (Temminck, 1822) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andaman Green PigeonTreron chloropterus Blyth, 1845 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taiwan Green PigeonTreron formosae Swinhoe, 1863 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon-headed Green PigeonTreron fulvicollis (Wagler, 1827) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-cheeked Green PigeonTreron griseicauda Bonaparte, 1855 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Green PigeonTreron olax (Temminck, 1823) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-footed Green PigeonTreron phoenicopterus (Latham, 1790) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pompadour Green PigeonTreron pompadora (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied Green PigeonTreron sieboldii (Temminck, 1835) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumba Green PigeonTreron teysmannii Schlegel, 1879 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563512 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:584D4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.