Year Last Seen:

1700

Comments:

This species was known from Mauritius, but went Extinct around 1693 due to cat predation and hunting.

Habitat:

It may have inhabited the islands' forests.

Causes:

It was flightless and palatable and therefore was presumably hunted to extinction (Cheke 1987), although introduced cats are also …

Year Last Seen:

1700

Comments:

This species is known from Mauritius, but has been driven Extinct by hunting pressure. The last records date from 1673-1675, and it was absent in 1693.

Habitat:

There is very little known, although it is likely to have been a forest species and its heavy …

Year Last Seen:

1700

Comments:

This species is known from the mainland of Mauritius. It was last recorded in 1693, and was probably driven Extinct by hunters before 1700.

Habitat:

It is likely to have inhabited freshwater wetlands.

Causes:

Hunting is likely to have led to its extinction.

Distribution:

Nycticorax …