Year Last Seen:

1674

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Réunion. It was last recorded in 1674, and was probably driven Extinct by hunters before 1700.

Habitat:

It is likely to have inhabited freshwater wetlands.

Causes:

It was said to be "good and fat", hunting is therefore …

Year Last Seen:

1672

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Réunion, but is now Extinct. The last record came from 1671-1672, and it had been lost to hunting by 1710.

Habitat:

It is thought to have inhabited freshwater pools and lakes.

Causes:

As early as 1667 Martin …

Year Last Seen:

1672

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Réunion, but is now Extinct and has not been recorded since 1671-1672. Persecution is likely to have driven its decline.

Habitat:

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

Causes:

Reasons for its …

Year Last Seen:

1672

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Réunion (to France), where it was once described as abundant. It was last seen shortly after 1672 and was likely driven to extinction following the arrival of rats on the island. It is therefore classified as Extinct …

Year Last Seen:

1670

Comments:

This recently-described, probably flightless rail was likely driven Extinct in the late 17th century as a result of hunting pressure and predation by introduced rats and cats.

Habitat:

Little is known, but it is likely to have been flightless (Hume and Walters 2012).

Causes:

Presumably …