Year Last Seen:

1623

Comments:

This woodpecker was recently-described from subfossil remains. It is likely to have persisted into the 17th century, but is long Extinct.

Habitat:

This species would probably have excavated nest holes in Sabal bermudana palm trees and in rotten limbs and stumps of hardwoods; these excavations …

Year Last Seen:

1612

Comments:

This species was endemic to Bermuda, but was likely driven Extinct by invasive predators following human settlement of the island in 1612.

Habitat:

Nothing is known.

Causes:

Invasive predators likely drove this species to extinction.

Distribution:

This extinct taxon was known only from Bermuda.

References …

Year Last Seen:

1610

Comments:

This species is known only from subfossil remains. It likely became Extinct during the early 17th century as a result of invasive predators and hunting for food by human settlers.

Habitat:

The species may have fed on large land crabs (Olson and Wingate 2006).

Causes …

Year Last Seen:

1603

Comments:

This raptor was described from fossil records, and is thought to relate to raptors observed on Bermuda in 1603. It is long Extinct.

Habitat:

No clear information pertaining to this species was ever collected.

Causes:

The cause of extinction is unknown, but may have been …