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Moorea Sandpiper

Prosobonia ellisi

Extinct
Scolopacidae
Charadriiformes

The Moorea Sandpiper (Prosobonia ellisi) 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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소개

Moorea Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper that inhabited Moorea, French Polynesia, closely related to Tahiti Sandpiper. Known from a single 18th-century specimen. Eliminated by introduced mammalian predators and habitat destruction shortly after European contact. EX. Part of a broader Pacific island shorebird extinction wave.

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Extinct
IUCN Red List

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers & Snipes)
Genus Prosobonia
Prosobonia ellisi

Distribution

Moorea Sandpiper has been recorded in 1 countries.

출현 Not recorded

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

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