Aldabra Brush Warbler (Nesillas aldabrana)

Posted on 31 December, 1983 in Extinct • Tagged with Seychelles, family-ACROCEPHALIDAE, extinct-1980s

Year Last Seen:

1983

Comments:

This species was formerly found on Aldabra, Seychelles, but it is now Extinct due to predation and habitat alteration by invasive species. It was last recorded in 1983, and searches in 1986 confirmed its extinction.

Habitat:

It inhabited dense coastal vegetation.

Causes:

There is little …


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Seychelles Parakeet (Palaeornis wardi)

Posted on 31 December, 1900 in Extinct • Tagged with Seychelles, family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1900s

Year Last Seen:

1900

Comments:

This species was found in the Seychelles, but it is now Extinct as a result of hunting pressure. The last known individuals were shot in 1893, and none were found on a survey in 1906.

Habitat:

It was a forest species, probably feeding on fruit …


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Mariana White-eye (Zosterops semiflavus)

Posted on 31 December, 1892 in Extinct • Tagged with Seychelles, family-ZOSTEROPIDAE, extinct-1890s

Year Last Seen:

1892

Comments:

This newly-recognised species was known with certainty only from Marianne Island in the Seychelles, although it may also have occurred on Praslin, La Digue, Silhouette Island and Mahé. It became Extinct between 1870 and 1900.

Habitat:

Little is known, but Marianne is a small, granitic …


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