Year Last Seen:

1936

Comments:

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.

Habitat:

It is likely to have inhabited the forested …

Year Last Seen:

1928

Comments:

The one specimen of this poorly-known species may have come from Tahiti, French Polynesia, but this is unclear and it has not been reported there since 1928, when the only possible sightings of the species were made. It is presumed Extinct.

Habitat:

Nothing is known …

Year Last Seen:

1927

Comments:

This species was known from Makira, Solomon Islands, but is now Extinct as a result of habitat destruction, predation by introduced species and over-hunting. The last record is a specimen dating from 1927, and searches in 1995 and more recently failed to find it.

Habitat …

Year Last Seen:

1922

Comments:

This species was found in the Marquesas, French Polynesia, but it is now Extinct due to the action of introduced predators. The last record was of the subspecies tristrami on Hiva Oa, in 1922.

Habitat:

Its ecology is likely to have been similar to other …

Year Last Seen:

1914

Comments:

This species was formerly distributed across North America, but is now Extinct as a result of habitat clearance and hunting. The last reliable wild record dates from 1900, and a search beginning in 1910 failed to find it.

Habitat:

It was a nomadic species, breeding …

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 …

Year Last Seen:

1889

Comments:

This species was found in Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but it has not been recorded since 1889 and is now Extinct. Habitat clearance is likely to have been the major factor driving its extinction.

Habitat:

It inhabited the lush forested interior of the small islands in …

Year Last Seen:

1840

Comments:

This species was found on Mauritius, but it has been hunted to extinction. The last reports date from 1832 and it is thought to have been Extinct a few years later.

Habitat:

Very little is known, although it evidently inhabited the island's forests, although there …

Year Last Seen:

1774

Comments:

This species is known from Tanna, Vanuatu, but the only record dates from 1774 and it is now Extinct. Predation by introduced rats is likely to have been the main cause.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, although it may have inhabited the island's forests.

Causes:

This …

Year Last Seen:

1770

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. It was reported in 1761, but had become Extinct by 1778.

Habitat:

It is likely to have inhabited dry forest and perhaps scrubland.

Causes:

Birds were …