Posted on 31 December, 1815 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1810s
1815
This species was known from Ascension Island, St Helena, but is now Extinct. The only record of the species comes from 1656 and it is thought to have succumbed to predation by introduced rats and cats.
It presumably lived in the near-desert interior of …
Posted on 31 December, 1800 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-CUCULIDAE, extinct-1800s
1800
This species was formerly found on St Helena. It is now Extinct, presumably as a result of island deforestation in the 18th century.
It was presumably a small forest cuckoo, which would account for its scarcity in the fossil record.
Its extinction is …
Posted on 31 December, 1550 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-PROCELLARIIDAE, extinct-1550s
1550
This species was endemic to the island of St Helena, but is thought to have been hunted to extinction shortly after the island's discovery in 1502.
It may have bred throughout the island and foraged over the open ocean.
Predation by people and …
Posted on 31 December, 1550 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1550s
1550
This species was known from St Helena, but is now Extinct. It was presumably driven to extinction by hunting soon after the island was discovered in 1502.
Nothing is known.
It was large and flightless, and therefore probably hunted to extinction by humans …
Posted on 31 December, 1550 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-PROCELLARIIDAE, extinct-1550s
1550
This species was endemic to the island of St Helena, but is thought to have been hunted to extinction shortly after the island's discovery in 1502.
It may have bred throughout the interior of the island. It is likely to have foraged over the …
Posted on 31 December, 1550 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-UPUPIDAE, extinct-1550s
1550
This species formerly occurred on St Helena, but is now Extinct. It was presumably driven to extinction by hunting soon after the island was discovered in 1502.
Nothing is known, though it is likely to have been similar to the extant Upupa species.
Posted on 31 December, 1550 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1550s
1550
This species was known from St Helena, but is now Extinct. It is likely to have been driven to extinction by introduced predators soon after the island was discovered in 1502.
Nothing is known.
It was driven to extinction by introduced predators.