Caribbean Emerald (Riccordia elegans)

Posted on 31 December, 1860 in Extinct • Tagged with Jamaica, family-TROCHILIDAE, extinct-1860s

Year Last Seen:

1860

Comments:

This taxon is known from one specimen, probably from Jamaica, taken in 1860. It is now Extinct, likely due to deforestation or predation by introduced species.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, though it is likely to be typical for the genus.

Causes:

Reasons for its extinction …


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