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Moorea Sandpiper

Prosobonia ellisi

Extinct
Familya
Scolopacidae
Takım
Charadriiformes

Hakkında

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.

Koruma Durumu

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taksonomi

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

Distribution

Moorea Sandpiper has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Mevcut Not recorded
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Sık Sorulan Sorular

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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