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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