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Tahiti Sandpiper

Prosobonia leucoptera

Extinct
Familia
Scolopacidae
Orden
Charadriiformes

The Tahiti Sandpiper (Prosobonia leucoptera) is a bird species in the family Scolopacidae (andarríos y agachadizas), within the order Charadriiformes (limícolas y gaviotas). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.

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Tahiti Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper once endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. Known from a few 18th-century specimens collected during Cook's voyages. Pale with white wing-patches. Extinct by the mid-19th century; likely eliminated by rats and cats introduced with European contact. EX.

Estado de conservación

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Charadriiformes (Limícolas y Gaviotas)
Familia Scolopacidae (Andarríos y Agachadizas)
Genus Prosobonia
Especies Prosobonia leucoptera

Distribution

Tahiti Sandpiper has been recorded in 1 countries.

Presente Not recorded

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Is the Tahiti Sandpiper endangered?
The Tahiti Sandpiper has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Tahiti Sandpiper belong to?
The Tahiti Sandpiper (Prosobonia leucoptera) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae.

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