Christmas Sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata)
Posted on 31 December, 1850 in Extinct
Year Last Seen:
1850
Comments:
This newly-recognised Pacific sandpiper became Extinct around the 1850s as a result of predation by invasive mammals.
Habitat:
Presumed to be similar to P. parvirostris.
Causes:
This species was presumably driven to extinction by introduced predatory mammals, especially cats and rats.
Distribution:
The type specimen was collected on Kiritimati (= Christmas Island), Kiribati (Walters 1993), where it was probably eliminated by introduced cats and rats by around 1850.