Hoopoe Starling (Fregilupus varius)
Posted on 31 December, 1860 in Extinct • Tagged with France (Réunion), family-STURNIDAE, extinct-1860s
Year Last Seen:
1860
Comments:
This species was known from the island of Réunion, but it became Extinct in the 1850s. Introduced disease and various forms of human disturbance are likely to have contributed to its decline.
Habitat:
Nothing is known, although it is likely to have been a forest …
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