The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is an African island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. It consists of two volcanic islands, São Tomé and Príncipe, located within 260 km of the coast of Gabon, just north of the equator.
There are 22 species endemic to the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe:
- São Tomé Olive Pigeon Columba thomensis
- São Tomé Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii
- São Tomé Green-Pigeon Treron sanctithomae
- São Tomé Scops-Owl Otus hartlaubi
- São Tomé Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis
- São Tomé Prinia Prinia molleri
- São Tomé Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
- Principe Sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii
- Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii
- São Tomé Sunbird Dreptes thomensis
- Principe Speirops Speirops leucophoeus
- Principe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus
- Annobon White-eye Zosterops griseovirescens
- São Tomé Oriole Oriolus crassirostris
- Newton's Fiscal Lanius newtoni
- Principe Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis ornatus
- Principe Golden-Weaver Ploceus princeps
- Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis
- São Tomé Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae
- São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor
- Principe Seedeater Serinus rufobrunneus
- Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler Horizorhinus dohrni
References
Lepage, 2008. Avibase São Tomé and Príncipe Checklist (after Clements, 2007). Downloaded 8 February 2008.
São Tomé and Príncipe. (2008, February 4). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:22, February 8, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe&oldid=189009488
