Guadalupe Caracara (Caracara lutosa)

Posted on 31 December, 1903 in Extinct • Tagged with Guadeloupe, family-FALCONIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1903

Comments:

This species was endemic to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, but has been driven Extinct due to persecution by settlers. It was last recorded in 1903.

Habitat:

It is likely to have occurred throughout the island in open habitats.

Causes:

The island was once heavily vegetated, but …


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Guadeloupe Parakeet (Psittacara labati)

Posted on 31 December, 1800 in Extinct • Tagged with Guadeloupe, family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1800s

Year Last Seen:

1800

Comments:

This species formerly occurred on Guadeloupe. It is thought to have been driven Extinct by hunting during the second half of the 18th century.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, although it is likely to have nested in tree holes in forest and foraged over a wide …


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Guadeloupe Amazon (Amazona violacea)

Posted on 31 December, 1779 in Extinct • Tagged with Guadeloupe, family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1770s

Year Last Seen:

1779

Comments:

This species was known from Guadeloupe, but it has been driven Extinct by hunting. The last records date from 1779.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, but it is likely to have been a forest species.

Causes:

It was heavily hunted, and this presumably caused its extinction …


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