New Zealand Quail (Coturnix novaezelandiae)

Posted on 31 December, 1875 in Extinct • Tagged with New Zealand, family-PHASIANIDAE, extinct-1870s

Year Last Seen:

1875

Comments:

This species formerly occurred on New Zealand's North, South, and Great Barrier islands, but is now Extinct, probably primarily due to widespread burning of habitat, introduced predators and diseases spread by introduced game birds. A bird that died in 1875 is thought to represent the …


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