Saint Helena Hoopoe (Upupa antaios)

Posted on 31 December, 1550 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-UPUPIDAE, extinct-1550s

Year Last Seen:

1550

Comments:

This species formerly occurred on St Helena, but is now Extinct. It was presumably driven to extinction by hunting soon after the island was discovered in 1502.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, though it is likely to have been similar to the extant Upupa species.

Causes …


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