Hoopoe Starling (Fregilupus varius)

Posted on 31 December, 1860 in Extinct • Tagged with France (Réunion), family-STURNIDAE, extinct-1860s

Year Last Seen:

1860

Comments:

This species was known from the island of Réunion, but it became Extinct in the 1850s. Introduced disease and various forms of human disturbance are likely to have contributed to its decline.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, although it is likely to have been a forest …


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Chatham Island Takahē (Porphyrio kukwiedei)

Posted on 31 December, 1860 in Extinct • Tagged with New Caledonia (Grande Terre), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1860s

Year Last Seen:

1860

Comments:

This species is known from New Caledonia's Grande Terre, but has not been recorded since 1860 and is now Extinct. Hunting and invasive species were the principal drivers of its decline.

Habitat:

It probably inhabited marshland.

Causes:

Hunting and the depredations of introduced predators are …


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Caribbean Emerald (Riccordia elegans)

Posted on 31 December, 1860 in Extinct • Tagged with Jamaica, family-TROCHILIDAE, extinct-1860s

Year Last Seen:

1860

Comments:

This taxon is known from one specimen, probably from Jamaica, taken in 1860. It is now Extinct, likely due to deforestation or predation by introduced species.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, though it is likely to be typical for the genus.

Causes:

Reasons for its extinction …


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Hawaiian Rail (Zapornia sandwichensis)

Posted on 31 December, 1860 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1860s

Year Last Seen:

1860

Comments:

This species was found in the Hawaiian Islands, USA, but became extinct in the 1860s likely as a result of introduced predators. The last specimen was taken in 1864.

Habitat:

It inhabited clearings in upland forest.

Causes:

The timing of its extinction indicates that it …


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