Cook Islands White-eye (Zosterops strenuus)
Posted on 31 December, 1908 in Extinct • Tagged with Australia (Lord Howe Island), family-ZOSTEROPIDAE, extinct-1900s
Year Last Seen:
1908
Comments:
This species was endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia, but it is now Extinct due to overpredation by introduced rats. It was last recorded in 1908, and not found on a survey in 1928.
Habitat:
It inhabited lowland forest, palm glades and the scrubby vegetation …
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