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Tahiti Sandpiper

Prosobonia leucoptera

Extinct
Họ
Scolopacidae
Bộ
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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Giới Thiệu

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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Bộ Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
Họ Scolopacidae (Sandpipers & Snipes)
Genus Prosobonia
Loài Prosobonia leucoptera

Distribution

Tahiti Sandpiper has been recorded in 1 countries.

Hiện Diện Not recorded

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Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

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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