Year Last Seen:

1819

Comments:

This species was formerly found on Kangaroo Island, Australia, but is now considered Extinct. It has not been recorded since 1819, and is thought to have succumbed to hunting pressure some years before the arrival of permanent settlers in 1836.

Habitat:

Peron, who visited the …

Year Last Seen:

1815

Comments:

This species was known from Ascension Island, St Helena, but is now Extinct. The only record of the species comes from 1656 and it is thought to have succumbed to predation by introduced rats and cats.

Habitat:

It presumably lived in the near-desert interior of …

Year Last Seen:

1812

Comments:

This Extinct species is known only from a 1774 painting of the type specimen, contemporary descriptions and a few field notes. It occurred on Raiatea (French Polynesia).

Habitat:

Unknown, though referred to as occurring in 'thickets' on the island.

Causes:

It is assumed that the …