São Tomé Thrush
The São Tomé thrush or olivaceous thrush (''Turdus olivaceofuscus'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to São Tomé. Until 2010, the related Príncipe thrush (''Turdus xanthorhynchus'') was considered a subspecies, ''Turdus olivaceofuscus xanthorhynchus''. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Birds described in 1852 Endemic birds of São Tomé and Príncipe Endemic fauna of São Tomé Island Turdus Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Turdidae-stub ...
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São Tomé
São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities. History Álvaro Caminha founded the colony of São Tomé in 1493. The Portuguese came to São Tomé in search of land to grow sugarcane. The island was uninhabited before the arrival of the Portuguese sometime around 1470. São Tomé, situated about north of the equator, had a climate wet enough to grow sugarcane in wild abundance. 2,000 Jewish children, eight years old and under, were taken from the Iberian peninsula for work on the sugar plantations. The nearby African Kingdom of Kongo eventually became a source of slave labor as well. The island of São Tomé was the main center of sugar production in the sixteenth century; it was overtaken by Brazil by 1600. São Tomé is centred on a sixteenth-century cathedral, that was largely rebuilt in ...
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