Year Last Seen:

1839

Comments:

This species is Extinct. It was not recorded since the type series collection in 1838 or 1839 (Holyoak and Thibault 1978, Kennerley and Pearson 2010). The causes of this extinction are unknown, as the precise home of this distinctive Acrocephalus had been uncertain, although it …

Year Last Seen:

1837

Comments:

This species was found in the Hawaiian Island of Oahu, USA, but it is now Extinct as a result of forest clearance and introduced disease.

Habitat:

It inhabited all forest up types above 200 m (Gorresen et al. 2009), feeding on insects and nectar (Amante-Helweg …

Year Last Seen:

1837

Comments:

This species was known from the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, USA, but is now Extinct as a result of habitat loss and introduced disease. The last record dates from 1837, and it was not found by the collectors that visited the island in the 1890s …

Year Last Seen:

1834

Comments:

This species was endemic to Madagascar, but is now Extinct. It has not been reported since 1834 and likely succumbed to the complete destruction of its native forest.

Habitat:

It was a terrestrial species of primary rainforest (Collar and Stuart 1985).

Causes:

The complete deforestation …

Year Last Seen:

1834

Comments:

This species was known from the island of Réunion, but it has gone Extinct as a result of hunting pressure. The last record of wild birds dates from 1775, and none were observed on a visit in 1804.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, although it is …

Year Last Seen:

1828

Comments:

This species was known from Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but it is now Extinct and has not been certainly reported since 1828. Forest destruction and predation by introduced species are thought to have been responsible.

Habitat:

Nothing is known of its ecology (Morioka 1992) apart from …

Year Last Seen:

1828

Comments:

This species was formerly found in Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but is now Extinct likely due to overpredation by introduced mammals. Specimens were collected in 1828, but the next ornithological visit to the islands in 1889 did not locate the species.

Habitat:

Presumably it was confined …

Year Last Seen:

1827-1828

Comments:

This species was known from the island of Kosrae in Micronesia. The only records come from 1827-1828 and it is thought to have been driven Extinct by introduced predators in the subsequent 50 years.

Habitat:

It inhabited coastal swamps and marshes, taro patches and "continually …

Year Last Seen:

1827

Comments:

This species was known from the island of Kosrae, Micronesia, but it is now Extinct likely due to forest disturbance and predation by introduced rats. The last specimens were taken in 1827, and it was absent when the island was next visited in 1880.

Habitat …

Year Last Seen:

1825-1854

Comments:

This species was known from Norfolk and Phillip Island, but was likely Extinct by the mid 1800s. Habitat clearance and hunting are thought to have been the major drivers.

Habitat:

It inhabited rocks and treetops, and was seen feeding on blossoms.

Causes:

It was reportedly …