| Laurel pigeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Columba |
| Species: | C. junoniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Columba junoniae Hartert, 1916
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The laurel pigeon or white-tailed laurel pigeon (Columba junoniae) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). It is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain, and resides in laurel forest habitat. It is the animal symbol of the island of La Gomera.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Columba junoniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22690122A111025271. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22690122A111025271.en.
- ^ "Species Profile for White-Tailed Laurel Pigeon (Columba junoniae)". Archived from the original on 2016-12-26.
- ^ Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. 30 April 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via BOE.