Forster’s Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus musae)
Posted on 31 December, 1900 in Extinct
Year Last Seen:
1900
Comments:
This species was lost from both islands where it used to occur in the late 1800s or early 1900s and is now Extinct.
Habitat:
It was thought to breed exclusively in bamboo thickets (P. Raust in litt. 2007).
Causes:
The introduction of feral cats Felis catus, rats Rattus spp. (A. Gouni in litt. 2012) and many alien bird species, including the aggressive Common Myna Acridotheres tristis, may have contributed to its extinction (Thibault 1988, Seitre and Seitre 1991).
Distribution:
Acrocephalus musae (including garretti) went extinct on the islands of Raiatea and Huahine respectively, in the Society Islands, French Polynesia, in the late 1800s or early 1900s.