Kāmaʻo (Myadestes myadestinus)

Posted on 31 December, 1989 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-TURDIDAE, extinct-1980s

Year Last Seen:

1989

Comments:

This species formerly occurred on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, USA, but the multitude of threats in the region have driven it Extinct. The last definite record dates from 1985 and targeted searches in 1995 and 1997 yielded no confirmed reports.

Habitat:

Originally inhabited forest …


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Huahine Blackbird (Turdus ravidus)

Posted on 31 December, 1938 in Extinct • Tagged with Grand Cayman, family-TURDIDAE, extinct-1930s

Year Last Seen:

1938

Comments:

This species was known from the island of Grand Cayman, but it has been driven to extinction by logging of its forest habitat. The last sight records date from 1938, and it was definitely Extinct by 1965.

Habitat:

Its habitat was dense "knife-edged coral-rock, swamp …


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Bonin Thrush (Zoothera terrestris)

Posted on 31 December, 1828 in Extinct • Tagged with Japan (Ogasawara Islands), family-TURDIDAE, extinct-1820s

Year Last Seen:

1828

Comments:

This species was formerly found in Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but is now Extinct likely due to overpredation by introduced mammals. Specimens were collected in 1828, but the next ornithological visit to the islands in 1889 did not locate the species.

Habitat:

Presumably it was confined …


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Amaui (Myadestes woahensis)

Posted on 31 December, 1825 in Extinct • Tagged with Hawaii, family-TURDIDAE, extinct-1820s

Year Last Seen:

1825

Comments:

This species is known from the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, USA, but it was driven Extinct by the logging of its forest habitat. The only record is that of the type specimen, collected in 1825.

Habitat:

According to Bloxam, it occured in forest.

Causes:

The …


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