Posted on 31 December, 1860 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1860s
1860
This species was found in the Hawaiian Islands, USA, but became extinct in the 1860s likely as a result of introduced predators. The last specimen was taken in 1864.
It inhabited clearings in upland forest.
The timing of its extinction indicates that it …
Posted on 31 December, 1859 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-MOHOIDAE, extinct-1850s
1859
This species was known from the Hawaiian Islands, USA, but it has not been recorded since a specimen was collected in 1859. Deforestation, hunting and introduced predators are likely to have contributed to this species' extinction.
It was restricted to montane plateau forest and …
Posted on 31 December, 1859 in Extinct • Tagged with Mauritius (Mauritius), family-STRIGIDAE, extinct-1850s
1859
This species was formerly found on Mauritius, but the logging of its forest habitat has driven it to extinction. It was last recorded in 1837, and certainly Extinct by 1859.
Desjardins reported that it inhabited the island's woods.
Deforestation, and perhaps also hunting …
Posted on 31 December, 1852 in Extinct • Tagged with North Atlantic, family-ALCIDAE, extinct-1850s
1852
This species was formerly distributed across the north Atlantic, but is now Extinct as a result of hunting pressure. The last live bird was seen in 1852.
Historically, birds bred only on remote, rocky islands, probably due to early extirpation in more accessible sites …
Posted on 31 December, 1850 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand (Chatham Islands), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1850s
1850-1900
This species was known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but is now Extinct as a result of hunting and introduced predators. It is known only from the fossil record and two accounts describing recollections of the species. The oldest member of the Moriori Polynesians …
Posted on 31 December, 1850 in Extinct • Tagged with Australia (Christmas Island), family-SCOLOPACIDAE, extinct-1850s
1850
This newly-recognised Pacific sandpiper became Extinct around the 1850s as a result of predation by invasive mammals.
Presumed to be similar to P. parvirostris.
This species was presumably driven to extinction by introduced predatory mammals, especially cats and rats.
The type specimen …
Posted on 31 December, 1844 in Extinct • Tagged with French Polynesia (Tahiti), family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1840s
1844
This species was known from Tahiti, French Polynesia, but it has not been recorded since 1844 and is now Extinct. Possible causes include deforestation, hunting and predation by introduced species.
Like Raiatea Parakeet C. uleitanus, the species was presumably a forest bird (Forshaw and …
Posted on 31 December, 1840 in Extinct • Tagged with Mauritius (Mauritius), family-COLUMBIDAE, extinct-1840s
1840
This species was found on Mauritius, but it has been hunted to extinction. The last reports date from 1832 and it is thought to have been Extinct a few years later.
Very little is known, although it evidently inhabited the island's forests, although there …
Posted on 31 December, 1840 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand (Chatham Islands), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1840s
1840
This species was found on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but was driven to extinction by the depredations of introduced species. It has not been seen since 1840.
Nothing is known, though it may have inhabited scrub or forest.
Its extinction was presumably …
Posted on 31 December, 1840 in Extinct • Tagged with Russia (Komandorski Islands), family-PHALACROCORACIDAE, extinct-1840s
1840
This species was known from Russia's Komandorski Islands, but is now Extinct: the last records date from the 1840s and the species is thought to have been lost by the early 1850s. Hunting was the primary cause of its extinction.
It inhabited rocky coasts …