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Rodrigues Parrot (Necropsittacus rodricanus)

Posted on 31 December, 1761 in Extinct • Tagged with Mauritius (Rodrigues), family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1760s

Year Last Seen:

1761

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but is now Extinct. It was last reported in 1761 and presumably hunted to extinction soon after.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, though it is likely to have been a forest species.

Causes:

Hunting is likely …

Rapa Nui Night-Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus)

Posted on 31 December, 1761 in Extinct • Tagged with Mauritius (Rodrigues), family-ARDEIDAE, extinct-1760s

Year Last Seen:

1761

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but is now Extinct having been last recorded in 1726, and mentioned as absent in 1761. Hunting was the cause of its extinction.

Habitat:

It is likely to have inhabited freshwater wetlands.

Causes:

Leguat mentioned …