Guam Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius)

Posted on 31 December, 1969 in Extinct • Tagged with USA (Guam), family-ACROCEPHALIDAE, extinct-1960s

Year Last Seen:

1969

Comments:

This species qualifies as Extinct. It is likely that the introduced Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis delivered the final blow to the species following significant habitat loss from wetland drainage and increased frequency in fires, potential impacts from pesticides and impacts of a variety of …


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Pagan Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus yamashinae)

Posted on 31 December, 1969 in Extinct • Tagged with USA (Marianas Pagan), family-ACROCEPHALIDAE, extinct-1960s

Year Last Seen:

1969

Comments:

The species is considered to have become extinct prior to the 1981 volcanic eruption on Pagan, though this event destroyed hopes of the species persisting to the present day. Surveys in the 1970s, 1980s, in 2000 and in 2010 all failed to find any trace …


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Kauai Akialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri)

Posted on 31 December, 1969 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-FRINGILLIDAE, extinct-1960s

Year Last Seen:

1969

Comments:

This species was found on Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA, but it is now Extinct as a result of forest clearance and introduced disease.  The last report was of the species was in 1969.

Habitat:

It inhabited all forest up types above 200 m (Gorresen et al …


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South Island Snipe (Coenocorypha iredalei)

Posted on 31 December, 1964 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand, family-SCOLOPACIDAE, extinct-1960s

Year Last Seen:

1964

Comments:

This species has been extirpated from its historic range by introduced mammalian predators; it was last recorded in 1964 and is classified as Extinct.

Habitat:

The species is assumed to have had similar habits to the extant C. aucklandica, and thought to have possessed a …


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Kakawahie (Paroreomyza flammea)

Posted on 31 December, 1963 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-FRINGILLIDAE, extinct-1960s

Year Last Seen:

1963

Comments:

This species is known from the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, USA, but is now Extinct, probably as a result of habitat destruction and introduced diseases. The last records date from 1961-1963, and a survey in 1979 failed to find the species.

Habitat:

This species was …


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