Year Last Seen:

1972

Comments:

This species formerly occurred on New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, probably due to overpredation by invasive species. The last record was of the nominate subspecies on South Island, in 1972.

Habitat:

On the mainland, it was a species of dense, montane forest, while …

Year Last Seen:

1970

Comments:

This species was found in New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, probably as a result of habitat conversion. The last confirmed record was of the nominate subspecies, in 1914.

Habitat:

The species roosted and nested among rocks in open country and on forest edge …

Year Last Seen:

1964

Comments:

This species has been extirpated from its historic range by introduced mammalian predators; it was last recorded in 1964 and is classified as Extinct.

Habitat:

The species is assumed to have had similar habits to the extant C. aucklandica, and thought to have possessed a …

Year Last Seen:

1907

Comments:

This species is known from New Zealand's North Island, but it was last recorded in 1907 and is now Extinct. Habitat loss, hunting and disease have all been implicated in its decline.

Habitat:

It appears to have required large tracts of primary, native forest.

Causes …

Year Last Seen:

1906

Comments:

This species was found in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, probably mainly as a result of habitat loss. It was last recorded in 1906, and a search for it in 1938 was unsuccessful.

Habitat:

It inhabited the islands' dense forest …

Year Last Seen:

1905

Comments:

This species is known from New Zealand's South Island, but is now Extinct as a result predation and habitat destruction. The last confirmed record was of the nominate subspecies, in 1905.

Habitat:

It was observed foraging in native forest undergrowth.

Causes:

Its extinction was probably …

Year Last Seen:

1902

Comments:

This species is known from New Zealand's North Island, but has been driven Extinct by habitat loss and predation. The last confirmed record dates from 1902, and there have been no reports at all since 1970.

Habitat:

Very little is known, although it is likely …

Year Last Seen:

1900

Comments:

This species was known from New Zealand's South Island, but became Extinct for unknown reasons some time in the 1890s.

Habitat:

It is likely to have inhabited freshwater wetlands.

Causes:

Reasons for its extinction are not known, but introduced predators and hunting are responsible for …

Year Last Seen:

1900

Comments:

This species was formerly found on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but is thought to have gone Extinct around 1892 when the last specimen was collected. Habitat destruction and invasive species were probably the major causes.

Habitat:

It occupied low brushland.

Causes:

It presumably declined …

Year Last Seen:

1894

Comments:

This species was endemic to New Zealand's North Island, but has been driven Extinct by human-induced habitat changes, hunting and predation by introduced mammals. There has been only one historical record of the species, in 1894.

Habitat:

It inhabited high altitude alpine grasslands.

Causes:

The …