Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor)

Posted on 31 December, 1889 in Extinct • Tagged with Japan (Ogasawara Islands), family-COLUMBIDAE, extinct-1880s

Year Last Seen:

1889

Comments:

This species was found in Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but it has not been recorded since 1889 and is now Extinct. Habitat clearance is likely to have been the major factor driving its extinction.

Habitat:

It inhabited the lush forested interior of the small islands in …


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Bonin Grosbeak (Carpodacus ferreorostris)

Posted on 31 December, 1828 in Extinct • Tagged with Japan (Ogasawara Islands), family-FRINGILLIDAE, extinct-1820s

Year Last Seen:

1828

Comments:

This species was known from Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but it is now Extinct and has not been certainly reported since 1828. Forest destruction and predation by introduced species are thought to have been responsible.

Habitat:

Nothing is known of its ecology (Morioka 1992) apart from …


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Bonin Thrush (Zoothera terrestris)

Posted on 31 December, 1828 in Extinct • Tagged with Japan (Ogasawara Islands), family-TURDIDAE, extinct-1820s

Year Last Seen:

1828

Comments:

This species was formerly found in Japan's Ogasawara Islands, but is now Extinct likely due to overpredation by introduced mammals. Specimens were collected in 1828, but the next ornithological visit to the islands in 1889 did not locate the species.

Habitat:

Presumably it was confined …


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