Chatham Islands Bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala)
Posted on 31 December, 1906 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand, family-MELIPHAGIDAE, extinct-1900s
Year Last Seen:
1906
Comments:
This species was found in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, probably mainly as a result of habitat loss. It was last recorded in 1906, and a search for it in 1938 was unsuccessful.
Habitat:
It inhabited the islands' dense forest …
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