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TIL the Cameroon olive pigeon (Columba sjostedti) is found in the dense misty forests and gullies from 1000 up to 2500m in elevation in Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria. It eats pulpy fruits and hard seeds. It has bluish gray plumage; yellow eyepatches, beak and feet; and white spotting on its breast.

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