Raiatea starling (Aplonis ulietensis)

Year Last Seen:

1812

Comments:

This Extinct species is known only from a 1774 painting of the type specimen, contemporary descriptions and a few field notes. It occurred on Raiatea (French Polynesia).

Habitat:

Unknown, though referred to as occurring in 'thickets' on the island.

Causes:

It is assumed that the arrival of introduced species such as rats were the cause of the extinction of the species.

Distribution:

This Extinct species is known only from a 1774 painting of the type specimen, contemporary descriptions and a few field notes. It occurred on Raiatea (French Polynesia). An expedition to the island in 1850 failed to find the species, and it likely became extinct between 1774-1850 following the arrival of rats on the island.

References:

IUCN Redbook Data