Year Last Seen:

1910

Comments:

This species formerly occurred in southeastern USA, but it is now Extinct, primarily as a result of persecution. The last wild records are of the subspecies ludoviciana in 1910.

Habitat:

Birds were wide-ranging but their typical habitat was cypress and sycamore trees along rivers and …

Year Last Seen:

1910

Comments:

This species was known from the Rio Lerma area, Mexico, but it has not been recorded since 1910 and is now Extinct. The draining of its wetland habitat is likely to have been the cause.

Habitat:

It inhabited tule-cattail and sedge filled marshes.

Causes:

Its …

Year Last Seen:

1908

Comments:

This species was endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia, but it is now Extinct due to overpredation by introduced rats. It was last recorded in 1908, and not found on a survey in 1928.

Habitat:

It inhabited lowland forest, palm glades and the scrubby vegetation …

Year Last Seen:

1907

Comments:

This species is known from the Hawaiian island of Moloka`i, USA, but it has not been recorded since 1907 and is now Extinct. Predation and habitat destruction by invasive species were the major factors causing its extinction.

Habitat:

It inhabited the understory of wet …

Year Last Seen:

1907

Comments:

This species is known from New Zealand's North Island, but it was last recorded in 1907 and is now Extinct. Habitat loss, hunting and disease have all been implicated in its decline.

Habitat:

It appears to have required large tracts of primary, native forest.

Causes …

Year Last Seen:

1906

Comments:

This species was found in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, probably mainly as a result of habitat loss. It was last recorded in 1906, and a search for it in 1938 was unsuccessful.

Habitat:

It inhabited the islands' dense forest …

Year Last Seen:

1905

Comments:

This species is known from New Zealand's South Island, but is now Extinct as a result predation and habitat destruction. The last confirmed record was of the nominate subspecies, in 1905.

Habitat:

It was observed foraging in native forest undergrowth.

Causes:

Its extinction was probably …

Year Last Seen:

1904

Comments:

This species is known from Choiseul, Solomon Islands, but it has not been recorded with certainty since 1904 and is now Extinct. It is likely to have been heavily predated by introduced dogs and cats.

Habitat:

It was probably a species of lowland forests and …

Year Last Seen:

1904

Comments:

This species was formerly found in the Hawaiian Islands, USA, but there have been no confirmed records since 1904 and is now considered Extinct. A single bird thought to be this species was observed in 1981 on the north-east slope of Haleakala but there have …

Year Last Seen:

1903

Comments:

This species was endemic to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, but has been driven Extinct due to persecution by settlers. It was last recorded in 1903.

Habitat:

It is likely to have occurred throughout the island in open habitats.

Causes:

The island was once heavily vegetated, but …