Saint Helena Dove | |
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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 |
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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.