Mauritian Turtle-Dove (Nesoenas cicur)

Year Last Seen:

1730

Comments:

This Extinct species has been newly-described from subfossil remains. It is little-known but probably became extinct around 1730 as a result of overhunting, predation by rats, and deforestation.

Habitat:

Little is known, but it was probably more terrestrial than N. picturatus (Hume and Walters 2012).

Causes:

This species probably became extinct as a result of overhunting, predation by invasive mammals such as Black Rats, and deforestation (Hume and Walters 2012).

Distribution:

Nesoenas cicur is known from subfossil remains on Mauritius (Hume 2011). It is thought to have become extinct by around 1730 (Hume and Walters 2012).

References:

IUCN Redbook Data