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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Black Mamo (Drepanis funerea)

Posted on 31 December, 1907 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-FRINGILLIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1907

Comments:

This species is known from the Hawaiian island of Moloka`i, USA, but it has not been recorded since 1907 and is now Extinct. Predation and habitat destruction by invasive species were the major factors causing its extinction.

Habitat:

It inhabited the understory of wet …


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Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris)

Posted on 31 December, 1907 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand, family-CALLAEIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1907

Comments:

This species is known from New Zealand's North Island, but it was last recorded in 1907 and is now Extinct. Habitat loss, hunting and disease have all been implicated in its decline.

Habitat:

It appears to have required large tracts of primary, native forest.

Causes …


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Chatham Islands Bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala)

Posted on 31 December, 1906 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand, family-MELIPHAGIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1906

Comments:

This species was found in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, probably mainly as a result of habitat loss. It was last recorded in 1906, and a search for it in 1938 was unsuccessful.

Habitat:

It inhabited the islands' dense forest …


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South Island Piopio (Turnagra capensis)

Posted on 31 December, 1905 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand, family-ORIOLIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1905

Comments:

This species is known from New Zealand's South Island, but is now Extinct as a result predation and habitat destruction. The last confirmed record was of the nominate subspecies, in 1905.

Habitat:

It was observed foraging in native forest undergrowth.

Causes:

Its extinction was probably …


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Choiseul Pigeon (Microgoura meeki)

Posted on 31 December, 1904 in Extinct • Tagged with Solomon Islands (Choiseul), family-COLUMBIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1904

Comments:

This species is known from Choiseul, Solomon Islands, but it has not been recorded with certainty since 1904 and is now Extinct. It is likely to have been heavily predated by introduced dogs and cats.

Habitat:

It was probably a species of lowland forests and …


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Bishop's O'o (Moho bishopi)

Posted on 31 December, 1904 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-MOHOIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1904

Comments:

This species was formerly found in the Hawaiian Islands, USA, but there have been no confirmed records since 1904 and is now considered Extinct. A single bird thought to be this species was observed in 1981 on the north-east slope of Haleakala but there have …


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Guadalupe Caracara (Caracara lutosa)

Posted on 31 December, 1903 in Extinct • Tagged with Guadeloupe, family-FALCONIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1903

Comments:

This species was endemic to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, but has been driven Extinct due to persecution by settlers. It was last recorded in 1903.

Habitat:

It is likely to have occurred throughout the island in open habitats.

Causes:

The island was once heavily vegetated, but …


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New Zealand Merganser (Mergus australis)

Posted on 31 December, 1902 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand (Auckland Islands), family-ANATIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1902

Comments:

This species was formerly found on the Auckland Islands, New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, primarily due to hunting. It was last recorded in 1902, and had been lost by the time a reserve was set up on the islands in 1910.

Habitat:

It …


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Molokai O'o (Moho nobilis)

Posted on 31 December, 1902 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-MOHOIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1902

Comments:

This species was known from the Big Island of Hawai`i, but was last collected in 1902 with one unconfirmed record in 1934. It is now Extinct. Habitat destruction, hunting and introduced disease were probably the major causes.

Habitat:

It was found in moist montane …


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