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Tahiti Sandpiper

Prosobonia leucoptera

Extinct
Famille
Scolopacidae
Ordre
Charadriiformes

The Tahiti Sandpiper (Prosobonia leucoptera) is a bird species in the family Scolopacidae (sandpipers & snipes), within the order Charadriiformes (shorebirds & gulls). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.

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À propos

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.

Statut de conservation

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordre Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
Famille Scolopacidae (Sandpipers & Snipes)
Genus Prosobonia
Espèces Prosobonia leucoptera

Distribution

Tahiti Sandpiper has been recorded in 1 countries.

Présent Not recorded

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Foire aux questions

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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