Posted on 31 December, 1938 in Extinct • Tagged with Grand Cayman, family-TURDIDAE, extinct-1930s
1938
This species was known from the island of Grand Cayman, but it has been driven to extinction by logging of its forest habitat. The last sight records date from 1938, and it was definitely Extinct by 1965.
Its habitat was dense "knife-edged coral-rock, swamp …
Posted on 31 December, 1937 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-FRINGILLIDAE, extinct-1930s
1937
This species is known from Hawaii's Big Island, USA, but it is now Extinct due to logging of its forest habitat. The last confirmed records date from 1892.
It inhabited ohia and loulu palm Pritchardia forest on both the windward (Hilo District and …
Posted on 31 December, 1937 in Extinct • Tagged with French Polynesia (Marquesas), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1930s
1937
This species may have survived until as late as 1937, but undoubtedly became Extinct soon after. It likely disappeared as a result of over-hunting and predation by invasive rats and cats.
This species was a small gallinule which probably had reduced flying capabilities (Hume …
Posted on 31 December, 1936 in Extinct • Tagged with Japan (Ryukyu Islands), family-COLUMBIDAE, extinct-1930s
1936
This species was formerly found in Japan's Ryukyu Islands, but it has not been recorded since 1936 and is now Extinct. The reasons for this are unknown, though it may have been due to habitat destruction.
It is likely to have inhabited the forested …
Posted on 31 December, 1936 in Extinct • Tagged with Australia (Lord Howe Island), family-ACANTHIZIDAE, extinct-1930s
1936
This species was endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia, but was driven Extinct by the depredations of introduced rats. It was last recorded in 1928, with none found on a survey in 1936.
It was a canopy-dwelling forest species (Hull 1909), feeding on small …
Posted on 31 December, 1930 in Extinct • Tagged with French Polynesia (Society Islands), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1930s
1930
This species was known from the Society Islands, French Polynesia, but has been driven Extinct by cat and rat predation. It was abundant on Tahiti in 1844 but had disappeared by the end of the century, surviving on Mehetia where there were records until the …
Posted on 31 December, 1930 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-FRINGILLIDAE, extinct-1930s
1930
This species was last seen in the wild in 1930, and is considered Extinct.
The species is thought to have been driven to extinction by habitat destruction and disease.
Loxops wolstenholmei was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A. on O'ahu …