Year Last Seen:

1964

Comments:

This species has been extirpated from its historic range by introduced mammalian predators; it was last recorded in 1964 and is classified as Extinct.

Habitat:

The species is assumed to have had similar habits to the extant C. aucklandica, and thought to have possessed a …

Year Last Seen:

1870

Comments:

This species was extirpated from its historic range by introduced mammalian predators; it was last recorded in 1870 and is classified as Extinct.

Habitat:

The species is assumed to have had similar habits to the extant Coenocorypha, and thought to have possessed a similar nocturnal …

Year Last Seen:

1850

Comments:

This newly-recognised Pacific sandpiper became Extinct around the 1850s as a result of predation by invasive mammals.

Habitat:

Presumed to be similar to P. parvirostris.

Causes:

This species was presumably driven to extinction by introduced predatory mammals, especially cats and rats.

Distribution:

The type specimen …

Year Last Seen:

1800

Comments:

This species was known from Moorea, French Polynesia, but it has not been recorded since its collection in 1777 and is now Extinct. Predation by introduced rats is thought to have been the primary cause.

Habitat:

Like Tahitian Sandpiper P. leucoptera, it presumably lived along …

Year Last Seen:

1777

Comments:

This species was known from Tahiti, French Polynesia, but it has not been recorded since a specimen was collected in 1777, and is now Extinct. Predation by introduced rats is likely to have been the primary driver.

Habitat:

All that is known of the species' …