Year Last Seen:

1779

Comments:

This species formerly occurred on Martinique, but it has been driven to extinction by hunting. The last record dates from 1779 and it is thought to have gone extinct by the end of the 18^th century.

Habitat:

Nothing is known but it is likely …

Year Last Seen:

1779

Comments:

This species was known from Guadeloupe, but it has been driven Extinct by hunting. The last records date from 1779.

Habitat:

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

Causes:

It was heavily hunted, and this presumably caused its extinction …

Year Last Seen:

1777

Comments:

This species was known from Tahiti, French Polynesia, but it has not been recorded since a specimen was collected in 1777, and is now Extinct. Predation by introduced rats is likely to have been the primary driver.

Habitat:

All that is known of the species' …

Year Last Seen:

1774

Comments:

This species was known from the island of Raiatea, French Polynesia, but it is now Extinct, probably as a result of habitat clearance or the action of invasive species. Two specimens were collected in the early 1770s and its extinction likely followed.

Habitat:

It was …

Year Last Seen:

1774

Comments:

This species is known from Tanna, Vanuatu, but the only record dates from 1774 and it is now Extinct. Predation by introduced rats is likely to have been the main cause.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, although it may have inhabited the island's forests.

Causes:

This …

Year Last Seen:

1770

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. It was reported in 1761, but had become Extinct by 1778.

Habitat:

It is likely to have inhabited dry forest and perhaps scrubland.

Causes:

Birds were …