EXTINCT BIRDS
A  LIST
by Alberto Masi
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17 RALLIDAE
Dieffenbach's Rail Rallus dieffenbachii 1840---Chatham Is. Ext
Chatham Islands Rail Rallus modestus 1900---Chatham Is. Ext
Wake Island Rail Rallus wakensis 1945---Wake Is. Ext
New Caledonian Wood Rail Tricholimnas lafresnayanus 1904---New Caledonia Is. Ext
Tahitian Red-Billed Rail Rallus pacificus 1775---Tahiti Ext
Ascension Island Rail Atlantisia elpenor 1656---Ascension Is. Ext
Kusaie Island Crake Porzana monasa 1828---Kusaie Is. Ext
Hawaiian Rail Pennula sandwichensis 1893---Hawaii Is. Ext
Leguat's Gelinote Aphanapteryx leguati 1730---Rodriguez Is. Ext
Samoan Wood Rail Gallinula pacifica 1873---Samoa Is. Ext
Assumption White-Throated Rail Canirallus cuvieri abbotti 1937---Assumption Is. Ext
Jamaican Uniform Crake Eulabeornis concolor concolor 1899---Jamaica Is. Ext
Macquarie Island Banded Rail Rallus philippensis macquariensis 1880---Macquarie Is Ext
Chatham Island Banded Rail Rallus philippensis dieffenbachii 1850---Chatham Is. Ext
Iwo Jima White-Browed Crake Porzana cinerea brevipes 1925--- Iwo Jima Is. Ext
Tristan Island Cock Gallinula nesiotis nesiotis 1861---Tristan Da Cunha Is. Ext
North Island Takahe Notornis mantelli mantelli 1500---North Is. Ext
Horqueta Crake Laterallus xenopterus 1933---? Prx
San Cristobel Gallinule Gallinula silvestris 1929---Solomon Is. Prx
Mueller's Rail Rallus pectoralis muelleri 1966---Auckland Is. Pox
Mauritius Red Hen Aphanapteryx bonasia 1675---Mauritius Ext
Lord Howe Swamphen Porhyrio albus 1840---Lord Howe Is. Ext
Laysan Rail Porzanula palmeri 1944---Midway Is. Ext
Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai 1931---Cuba Is. Pox
San Cristobel Mountain Rail Pareudiastes sylvestris 1953---Solomon Is. Pox
Mueller's Rail Rallus muelleri 0000---? Ext
Barred-winged Rail Nesoclopeus poecilopterus 1890---Fiji Is. Ext
Hawaiian Brown Rail Pennula millsi 1864---Hawaii Is. Ext
Tristan Gallinule Gallinula nesiotis 0000---Tristan Da Cunha Is. Ext
Little St. Helena Rail Porzana astrictocarpus 0000---St. Helena Is. Ext
Barred-Winged Rail Nesoclopeus poeciloptera 0000---? Prx
White Gallinule Porphyrio albus 0000---? Ext

18 OTIDIDAE
Javanese Lapwing Vanellus macropterus 1940---Indonesia Ext
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 0000---Nearctic Region Pox
Moorean Sandpiper Prosnobia ellisi 0000---? Ext

19 HAEMATOPODIDAE
Chatham Island Oystercatcher Haemotopus chathamensis 0000---Chatham Is. Pox
Canarian Black Oystercatcher Haemotopus meadwaldoi 0000---Canary Is. Ext

20 CHARADRIIDAE
Barrier Sub-Antarctic Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica barrierensis 1870---Little Barrier Is. Ext
Stewart Island Sub-Antarctic Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica iredalei 0000---Stewart Is. Ext
Cooper's Sandpiper Pisobia cooperi 1833---? Ext
White-Winged Sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera 1777---Tahiti Is. Ext
Jerdon's Courser Cursorius bitorquatus 1900---C.India Ext

21-LARIDAE
Chinese Crested Tern Sterna zimmermanni 1937---China Pox

22 ALCIDAE
Great Auk Alca impennis 1844---North Atlantic Ext
Dodo Raphus cucullatus 1681---Mauritius Is. Ext
Reunion Solitaire Raphus solitarius 1746---Reunion Is. Ext
Rodriguez Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria 1791---Rodriguez Is. Ext
White Dodo Victoriornis imperialis 0000---? Ext

23 COLUMBIDAE
Lord Howe Island Pigeon Columba vitiensis godmanae 0000---Lord Howe Is. Ext
Norfolk Island Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea 0000---Norfolk Is. Ext
Madeiran Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus maderensis 1905---Madeira Is. Ext
Lord Howe Island White-Throated Pigeon Columba vitiensis godmanae 1899---Lord Howe Is. Ext
Cebu Amethyst Fruit Dove Phapitreron ameythystina 1899---Cebu Is. Ext
Nukuhiva Red-Moustached Fruit Dove Ptilinopus mercierii mercierii 1849---Nuku Hiva Is.[Marquesas] Ext
Hivaoa Red-Moustached Fruit Dove Ptilinopus mercirii 1920---Hiva Oa Is.[Marquesas] Ext
Society Island Ground Dove Gallicolumba erythroptera 1966---Society Is. Ext
Rodriguez Pigeon Alectroenas roderica 1693---Rodriguez Is. Ext
Bonin Black Pigeon Columba versicolor 1889---Bonin Is. Ext
Mauritius Blue Pigeon Alectroenas nitidissima 1830---Mauritius Is. Ext
Tanna Dove Gallicolumba ferruginea 1774---Tanna Is. [Hebrides] Ext
Choiseul Crested Pigeon Microgoura meeki 1904---Choiseul Is. Ext
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius 1914---E. Nord America Ext
Ryukyu Wood Pigeon Columba jouyi 1936---Ryukyu Is. Ext
Bourbon Pink Pigeon Columba duboisi 0000---Reunion Is. Ext
Norfolk Is. Dove Gallicolumba norfolciensis 0000---Norfolk Is. Ext
St. Helena Blue Dove --- 0000---St. Helena Is. Ext

24 PSITTACIDAE
Glaucous Macaw Andorhychus glaucus 0000---S.South America Ext
Puerto Rican Conure Aratinga chloroptera maugei 0000---? Ext
Culebra Island Amazon Amazona vittata gracileps 0000---Culebra Is. Ext
St. Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolour 0000---St. Lucia Is. Ext
St. Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii 0000---St. Vincent Is. Ext
Seychelles Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra barklyi 0000---Seychelles Is. Ext
Mascarine Parrot Mascarinus mascarinus 0000---? Ext
Mauritian Parakeet Psittacula echo 0000---Mauritius Is. Ext
Macquarie Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae erythrotis 0000---Macquarie Is. Ext
Red-Fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens 0000---? Ext
Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cookii 0000----Norfolk Is. Ext
Siquijor Hanging Parrot Loriculusp philippensis siquijorensis 0000----Siquijor Is. [Philippines] Ext
Cebu Hanging Parrot Loriculus philippensis chrysonotus 0000---Cebu Is. Ext
Rufous-Fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons 1955---Columbia Ext
Yellow-Eared Conure Ognorhynchus icterotis 0000---Columbia Ext
Paradise Parrot Psephotus pulcherrimus 1927---? Ext
Society Parrot Cyanoramphus ulietanus 1774---Raiatea Is. Ext
 Black-Fronted Parrot Cyanoramphus zealandicus 1844---Tahiti Is. Ext
Newton's Parrot Psittacula exsul 1875---Rodriguez Is. Ext
Mascarine Parrot  Mascarinus mascarinus 1834---Reunion I Ext
 Broad-Billed Parrot Lophosittacus mauritianus 1638---Mauritius Is. Ext
Rodriguez Parrot Necropsittacus rodricanus 1730---Rodriguez Is. Ext
Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor 1885---Cuba Is Ext
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolensis 1914---s.e.USA Ext
New Caledonian Lorikeet Charmosyna diadema 1860--- New Caledonia Is. Ext
Norfolk Is. Kaka  Nestor productus 1851---Norfolk Is. Ext
Seychelles Parakeet Psittacula wardi 0000---Seychelles Is. Ext
Daubenton's Parakeet Psittacula eques 0000---Reunion Is. Ext
Violet Guadaloupe Parrot Amazona violacea 1722---Guadaloupe Is Ext
Martinique Parrot Amazona martinicana 1722---Martinique Is. Ext
Labat's Conure Aratinga labati 1722---Guadaloupe Is Ext
 St. Croix Macaw Ara autochthones 0000--- St. Croix Is. Ext
Yellow-Headed Macaw Ara gossei 1765---Jamaica Ext
Green And Yellow Macaw Ara erythrocephala 1810---Jamaica Ext
Guadaloupe Red Macaw Ara guadeloupensi 1722---Guadaloupe Is. Ext
Dominican Macaw Ara atwoodi 1791---Dominica Is Ext

25 MUSOPHAGIDAE
 Prince Ruspoli's Touraco Touraco ruspolii 0000---Ethiopia Ext?

26 CUCULIDAE
Red-Faced Malkoha  Phaenicophaeus pyrrhoephalus 0000---s.India Ext?
Bahia Rufous-Vented Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus geoffroyi maximiliani 1932---Brazil Prx
Snail-eating Coua Coua delalandei 1834---Madagascar Ext

27 TYTONIDAE
Madagascar Red Owl Tyto soumagnei 0000---Madagascar Ext?
Mauritian Barn Owl Tyto sauzieri 0000---Mauritius Ext
Newton's Barn Owl Tyto newtoni 0000---? Ext

28 STRIGIDAE
Comoro Scops Owl Otus ritilus capnodes 0000---? Ext?
Seychelles Bare-Legged Scops Owl Otus insularis 0000---Seychelles Is. Ext
Lanyu Scops Owl Otus elegans botelensis 0000---? Ext
Forest Spotted Owlet Athene blewitti 0000---? Ext
Antigua Burrowing Owl Speotyto cunicularia amaura 0000---Antigua Is. Ext
Guadaloupe Burrowing Owl Speotyto cunicularia guadeloupensis 0000---Guadeloupe Is. Ext
Lord Howe Island Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria 0000---Lord Howe Is. Ext
Norfolk Island Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata 0000---Norfolk Is. Ext
Rodriguez Little Owl Athene murivora 1730---Rodriguez Is. Ext
Laughing Owl Sceloglaux albifacies 1950---New Zealand Ext
Commerson's Scops Owl Otus commersoni 1837---Mauritius Is. Ext
New Caledonia Owlet Frogmouth Aegotheles savesi 1880--- New Caledonia Is. Ext

29 CAPRIMULGIDAE
Ext
Jamaican Pauraque Siphonorhis americanus 1859---Jamaica Ext
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