Liverpool Pigeon (Caloenas maculata)

Posted on 31 December, 1928 in Extinct • Tagged with French Polynesia (Tahiti), family-COLUMBIDAE, extinct-1920s

Year Last Seen:

1928

Comments:

The one specimen of this poorly-known species may have come from Tahiti, French Polynesia, but this is unclear and it has not been reported there since 1928, when the only possible sightings of the species were made. It is presumed Extinct.

Habitat:

Nothing is known …


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Black-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus zealandicus)

Posted on 31 December, 1844 in Extinct • Tagged with French Polynesia (Tahiti), family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1840s

Year Last Seen:

1844

Comments:

This species was known from Tahiti, French Polynesia, but it has not been recorded since 1844 and is now Extinct. Possible causes include deforestation, hunting and predation by introduced species.

Habitat:

Like Raiatea Parakeet C. uleitanus, the species was presumably a forest bird (Forshaw and …


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Tahiti Crake (Zapornia nigra)

Posted on 31 December, 1784 in Extinct • Tagged with French Polynesia (Tahiti), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1780s

Year Last Seen:

1784

Comments:

This species was known from Tahiti, but presumably went Extinct soon after it was last described in 1784. Introduced predators are likely to have been responsible.

Habitat:

Nothing is known.

Causes:

Introduced predators are likely to have led to its demise.

Distribution:

Zapornia nigra is …


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Tahiti Sandpiper (Prosobonia leucoptera)

Posted on 31 December, 1777 in Extinct • Tagged with French Polynesia (Tahiti), family-SCOLOPACIDAE, extinct-1770s

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' …


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