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List of extinct bird species since 1500; Lists of extinct animals; List of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands; List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe; List of extinct animals of Réunion
The birds were killed in great numbers, and a widespread pigeon meat industry developed. Some environmental legislation was put into place to protect the declining passenger pigeon, but it did little to improve their populations. Due to their congregational breeding habits, captive breeding was nigh impossible, and populations further ...
Extinct Birds from John James Audubon's Birds of America; New Zealand Extinct Birds List; The Extinction Website; Naturalis – Extinct Birds Archived 2009-10-25 at the Wayback Machine: 3D images of extinct bird species in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History (Leiden, Netherlands). 13 newly-discovered birds declared extinct ...
The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (/ k ɑː ˈ w ɑː. iː ˈ oʊ. oʊ /) or ʻōʻōʻāʻā (Moho braccatus) was the last member of the ʻōʻō genus within the Mohoidae family of birds from the islands of Hawaiʻi. The entire family is now extinct. It was previously regarded as a member of the Australo-Pacific honeyeaters (family Meliphagidae). [7]
This category include all bird taxa which became extinct or possible extinct since 1500. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ...
Eight of the extinct bird species were found in Hawaii, including the Po`ouli, which was last seen in 2004. The Po`ouli is the most recently seen species of all 21 animals on the list.
List of Macaronesian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of European species extinct in the Holocene. List of extinct animals of the British Isles; List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene. List of ...
The Fish and Wildlife Service just delisted 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction.