Saint Helena Dove

Saint Helena Dove
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Dysmoropelia
Species: D. dekarchiskos
Binomial name
Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos
Olson, 1975
Location of Saint Helena

The Saint Helena Dove (Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos) was a species of flightless bird in the Columbidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Dysmoropelia. It was endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean and became extinct due to habitat loss.

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