Bermuda Towhee (Pipilo naufragus)

Posted on 31 December, 1612 in Extinct • Tagged with Bermuda, family-PASSERELLIDAE, extinct-1610s

Year Last Seen:

1612

Comments:

This species was endemic to Bermuda, but was likely driven Extinct by invasive predators following human settlement of the island in 1612.

Habitat:

Nothing is known.

Causes:

Invasive predators likely drove this species to extinction.

Distribution:

This extinct taxon was known only from Bermuda.

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