Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor)

Year Last Seen:

1889

Comments:

This species was found in Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but it has not been recorded since 1889 and is now Extinct. Habitat clearance is likely to have been the major factor driving its extinction.

Habitat:

It inhabited the lush forested interior of the small islands in its range.

Causes:

The reasons for its extinction are unknown, though it may have been due to habitat destruction (Hume 2017). Predation by introduced cats and rats may also have been a threat (Stattersfield et al. 1998).

Distribution:

Columba versicolor was endemic to Nakondo Shima and Peel Island (Chichi-jima) and likely other islands in the Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-shoto), Japan (Goodwin 1967). It is known from four specimens, in Frankfurt, Leningrad and Tring (Brazil 1991) and was last recorded in 1889 (Stattersfield et al. 1998).

References:

IUCN Redbook Data