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Delalande's Coua (Coua delalandei)

Posted on 31 December, 1834 in Extinct • Tagged with Madagascar, family-CUCULIDAE, extinct-1830s

Year Last Seen:

1834

Comments:

This species was endemic to Madagascar, but is now Extinct. It has not been reported since 1834 and likely succumbed to the complete destruction of its native forest.

Habitat:

It was a terrestrial species of primary rainforest (Collar and Stuart 1985).

Causes:

The complete deforestation …

Saint Helena Cuckoo (Nannococcyx psix)

Posted on 31 December, 1800 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-CUCULIDAE, extinct-1800s

Year Last Seen:

1800

Comments:

This species was formerly found on St Helena. It is now Extinct, presumably as a result of island deforestation in the 18th century.

Habitat:

It was presumably a small forest cuckoo, which would account for its scarcity in the fossil record.

Causes:

Its extinction is …