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Have any birds been extinct in the last 100 years? (1 Viewer)

Dozens. Here's a quick and far from exhaustive list that also includes distinct sub-species, many of which have a claim on species status. I've seen straight away that recent extinctions like the Po'ouli aren't included. This book, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extinct-Birds-Errol-Fuller/dp/0198508379, is one of the best, and most depressing I own.

Atitlan Grebe Podilymbus Gigas 1980s Guatemala
Aldabra Warbler Nesillas aldabrana 1980s Seychelles
Guam Flycatcher Myiagra freycinetti 1980s Guam
Kauai Akailoa Hemignathus Obscurus 1960s Kauai Is.
Columbian Grebe Podiceps Andinus 1977 Columbia
Reunion Petrel Pterodroma Aterrima 1974 Reunion (Is.)
Grenada Hook-Billed Kite Chondrohierax Uncinatus Mirus 1972 Grenada (Is.)
South Island Bush Wren Xenicus Longipes longipes 1972 Nz S.Is.
Marianas Mallard Anas Oustaleti 1971 Marianas Is.
Marianas Mallard Anas Oustaleti 1971 Marianas (Is.)
White-Eyed River Martin Pseudochelidon Sirintarae 1968 Thailand
Santa Barbara Song Sparrow Melospiza Melodia Graminea 1967 USA
Mueller's Rail Rallus Pectoralis Muelleri 1966 Auckland Is.
Society Island Ground Dove Gallicolumba Erythroptera 1966 Society Is.
Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus Galeatus 1965 S.America
Stead's Bush Wren Xenicus Longipes Variabilis 1965 Nz Stewart Is.
South Island Piopio Turnagra Capensis Capensis 1963 Nz S.Is.
Kakawahie Paroreomyza flammea 1963 Molokai Is.
Norfolk Island Triller Lalage Leucopyga Leucopyga 1962 Norfolk Is.
Rennel Island Grey Teal Anas Gibberifrons Remissa 1959 Rennel Is.
Brazilia Tapaculo Scytalopus Novacapitalis 1957 Brazilia
Cebu Black Shama Copsychus Niger Cebuensis 1956 Cebu Is.
Rufous-Fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus Ferrugineifrons 1955 Columbia
North Island Piopio Turnagra Capensis Tanagra 1955 Nz N.Is.
San Cristobel Mountain Rail Pareudiastes Sylvestris 1953 Solomon Is.
Niceforo Brown Pintail Anas Georgica Niceforoi 1952 Columbia
San Benedicto Rock Wren Salpinctes Obsoletus Exsul 1952 San Benedicto (Is.)
Laughing Owl Sceloglaux Albifacies 1950 N.Z.
Stresemann's Bristlefront Merulaxis Stresemanni 1950 E.Brazil
North Island Bush Wren Xenicus Longipes Stokesi 1949 Nz N.Is.
Wake Island Rail Rallus Wakensis 1945 Wake Is.
Pink-Headed Duck Rhodonessa Caryophyllacea 1944 India
Laysan Rail Porzanula Palmeri 1944 Midway Is.
Magdalena Tinamou Crypturellus Saltuarius 1943 Columbia
Crested Shelduck Tadorna Cristata 1943 Korea
Burma Jerdon's Babbler Moupinia Altirostris Altirostris 1941 Burma
Javanese Lapwing Vanellus macropterus 1940 Indonesia
Cyprus Dipper Cinclus Cinclus Olympicus 1939 Cyprus (Is.)
Mare Grey-Headed Blackbird Turdus Poliocephalus Mareensis 1939
Grand Cayman Thrush Turdus Ravidus 1939 Grand Cayman
Daito Wren Troglodytes Troglodytes Orii 1938 Daito (Is.)
Daito Varied Tit Parus Varius Orii 1938 Daito Is.
Mcgregor's House Finch Carpodacus Mexicanus Mcgregori 1938
Grand Cayman Jamaican Oriole Icterus Leucopteryx Bairdi 1938 Grand Cayman (Is.)
Assumption Island White-Throated Rail Canirallus Cuvieri Abbotti 1937 Assumption Is.
Chinese Crested Tern Sterna Zimmermanni 1937 China
Lanai Creeper Paroreomyza Maculata Montana 1937 Lanai Is.
Ryukyu Wood Pigeon Columba Jouyi 1936 Ryukyu Is.
Heinroth's Shearwater Puffinus Heinrothi 1934 New Britain
Isle of Pines Solitaire Myadestes Elisabeth Retrusus 1934
Hawaii O-O Moho Nobilis 1934 Hawaii Is.
Horqueta Crake Laterallus Xenopterus 1933
Bahia Rufous-Vented Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus Geoffroyi Maximiliani 1932 Brazil
Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas Cerverai 1931 Cuba (Is.)
San Cristobel Gallinule Gallinula Silvestris 1929 Solomon Is.
Beck's Petrel Pterodroma Rostrata Becki 1928 Solomon Is.
Norfolk & Lord Howe Island Starling Aplonis Fusca 1928 Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands
Paradise Parrot Psephotus Pulcherrimus 1927 Aust.
San Clemente Bewick's Wren Thryomanes Bewickii Leucophrys 1927 San Clemente (Is.)
Iwo Jima White-Browed Crake Porzana Cinerea Brevipes 1925 Iwo Jima (Is.)
Small-Billed Wattled Sunbird Neodrepanis Hypoxantha 1925 Madagascar (Is.)
Norfolk Island Starling Aplonis Fuscus Fuscus 1925 Norfolk Is.
Daito Bush Warbler Cettia Diphone Restrictus 1922 Daito (Is.)
Hivaoa Red-Moustached Fruit Dove Ptilinopus Mercirii 1920 Hiva Oa Is. (Marquesas)
Lord Howe White-Eye Zosterops Strenua 1918 Lord Howe Is.
Molokai O-O Moho Bishopi 1915 Molokai Is.
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes Migratorius 1914 Eastern N.America
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis Carolensis 1914 S.E.USA
Muriel's Chat Saxicola Dacotiae Murielae 1913
Guadalupe Storm Petrel Oceanodroma Macrodactyla 1912 Guadalupe Is.
Fasciated Tiger-Bittern Tigrisoma Fasciatum Fasciatum 1912 Se Brazil
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria Alleni 1911 Columbia/Ecuador
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria Milleri 1911 Columbia
Chatham Island Bellbird Anthornis Melanura Melanocephala 1910 Chatham Is.
Chatham Island Fernbird Bowdleria Punctata Rufescens 1910 Chatham Is.
Grenada Euler's Flycatcher Empidonax Euleri Johnstonei 1910 Greneda (Is.)
Slender-Billed Grackle Cassidix Palustris 1910
New Zealand Thrush Turnagra Capensis 1908 N.Z.
Black Mamo Drepanis Funerea 1907 Malokai Is.
Huia Heteralocha Acutirostris 1907 N.Z. North Is.
 
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bitterntwisted said:
Dozens. Here's a quick and far from exhaustive list that also includes distinct sub-species, many of which have a claim on species status. I've seen straight away that recent extinctions like the Po'ouli aren't included. This book, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extinct-Birds-Errol-Fuller/dp/0198508379, is one of the best, and most depressing I own.

Atitlan Grebe Podilymbus Gigas 1980s Guatemala
Aldabra Warbler Nesillas aldabrana 1980s Seychelles
Guam Flycatcher Myiagra freycinetti 1980s Guam
Kauai Akailoa Hemignathus Obscurus 1960s Kauai Is.
Columbian Grebe Podiceps Andinus 1977 Columbia
Reunion Petrel Pterodroma Aterrima 1974 Reunion (Is.)
Grenada Hook-Billed Kite Chondrohierax Uncinatus Mirus 1972 Grenada (Is.)
South Island Bush Wren Xenicus Longipes longipes 1972 Nz S.Is.
Marianas Mallard Anas Oustaleti 1971 Marianas Is.
Marianas Mallard Anas Oustaleti 1971 Marianas (Is.)
White-Eyed River Martin Pseudochelidon Sirintarae 1968 Thailand
Santa Barbara Song Sparrow Melospiza Melodia Graminea 1967 USA
Mueller's Rail Rallus Pectoralis Muelleri 1966 Auckland Is.
Society Island Ground Dove Gallicolumba Erythroptera 1966 Society Is.
Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus Galeatus 1965 S.America
Stead's Bush Wren Xenicus Longipes Variabilis 1965 Nz Stewart Is.
South Island Piopio Turnagra Capensis Capensis 1963 Nz S.Is.
Kakawahie Paroreomyza flammea 1963 Molokai Is.
Norfolk Island Triller Lalage Leucopyga Leucopyga 1962 Norfolk Is.
Rennel Island Grey Teal Anas Gibberifrons Remissa 1959 Rennel Is.
Brazilia Tapaculo Scytalopus Novacapitalis 1957 Brazilia
Cebu Black Shama Copsychus Niger Cebuensis 1956 Cebu Is.
Rufous-Fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus Ferrugineifrons 1955 Columbia
North Island Piopio Turnagra Capensis Tanagra 1955 Nz N.Is.
San Cristobel Mountain Rail Pareudiastes Sylvestris 1953 Solomon Is.
Niceforo Brown Pintail Anas Georgica Niceforoi 1952 Columbia
San Benedicto Rock Wren Salpinctes Obsoletus Exsul 1952 San Benedicto (Is.)
Laughing Owl Sceloglaux Albifacies 1950 N.Z.
Stresemann's Bristlefront Merulaxis Stresemanni 1950 E.Brazil
North Island Bush Wren Xenicus Longipes Stokesi 1949 Nz N.Is.
Wake Island Rail Rallus Wakensis 1945 Wake Is.
Pink-Headed Duck Rhodonessa Caryophyllacea 1944 India
Laysan Rail Porzanula Palmeri 1944 Midway Is.
Magdalena Tinamou Crypturellus Saltuarius 1943 Columbia
Crested Shelduck Tadorna Cristata 1943 Korea
Burma Jerdon's Babbler Moupinia Altirostris Altirostris 1941 Burma
Javanese Lapwing Vanellus macropterus 1940 Indonesia
Cyprus Dipper Cinclus Cinclus Olympicus 1939 Cyprus (Is.)
Mare Grey-Headed Blackbird Turdus Poliocephalus Mareensis 1939
Grand Cayman Thrush Turdus Ravidus 1939 Grand Cayman
Daito Wren Troglodytes Troglodytes Orii 1938 Daito (Is.)
Daito Varied Tit Parus Varius Orii 1938 Daito Is.
Mcgregor's House Finch Carpodacus Mexicanus Mcgregori 1938
Grand Cayman Jamaican Oriole Icterus Leucopteryx Bairdi 1938 Grand Cayman (Is.)
Assumption Island White-Throated Rail Canirallus Cuvieri Abbotti 1937 Assumption Is.
Chinese Crested Tern Sterna Zimmermanni 1937 China
Lanai Creeper Paroreomyza Maculata Montana 1937 Lanai Is.
Ryukyu Wood Pigeon Columba Jouyi 1936 Ryukyu Is.
Heinroth's Shearwater Puffinus Heinrothi 1934 New Britain
Isle of Pines Solitaire Myadestes Elisabeth Retrusus 1934
Hawaii O-O Moho Nobilis 1934 Hawaii Is.
Horqueta Crake Laterallus Xenopterus 1933
Bahia Rufous-Vented Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus Geoffroyi Maximiliani 1932 Brazil
Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas Cerverai 1931 Cuba (Is.)
San Cristobel Gallinule Gallinula Silvestris 1929 Solomon Is.
Beck's Petrel Pterodroma Rostrata Becki 1928 Solomon Is.
Norfolk & Lord Howe Island Starling Aplonis Fusca 1928 Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands
Paradise Parrot Psephotus Pulcherrimus 1927 Aust.
San Clemente Bewick's Wren Thryomanes Bewickii Leucophrys 1927 San Clemente (Is.)
Iwo Jima White-Browed Crake Porzana Cinerea Brevipes 1925 Iwo Jima (Is.)
Small-Billed Wattled Sunbird Neodrepanis Hypoxantha 1925 Madagascar (Is.)
Norfolk Island Starling Aplonis Fuscus Fuscus 1925 Norfolk Is.
Daito Bush Warbler Cettia Diphone Restrictus 1922 Daito (Is.)
Hivaoa Red-Moustached Fruit Dove Ptilinopus Mercirii 1920 Hiva Oa Is. (Marquesas)
Lord Howe White-Eye Zosterops Strenua 1918 Lord Howe Is.
Molokai O-O Moho Bishopi 1915 Molokai Is.
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes Migratorius 1914 Eastern N.America
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis Carolensis 1914 S.E.USA
Muriel's Chat Saxicola Dacotiae Murielae 1913
Guadalupe Storm Petrel Oceanodroma Macrodactyla 1912 Guadalupe Is.
Fasciated Tiger-Bittern Tigrisoma Fasciatum Fasciatum 1912 Se Brazil
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria Alleni 1911 Columbia/Ecuador
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria Milleri 1911 Columbia
Chatham Island Bellbird Anthornis Melanura Melanocephala 1910 Chatham Is.
Chatham Island Fernbird Bowdleria Punctata Rufescens 1910 Chatham Is.
Grenada Euler's Flycatcher Empidonax Euleri Johnstonei 1910 Greneda (Is.)
Slender-Billed Grackle Cassidix Palustris 1910
New Zealand Thrush Turnagra Capensis 1908 N.Z.
Black Mamo Drepanis Funerea 1907 Malokai Is.
Huia Heteralocha Acutirostris 1907 N.Z. North Is.
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Please tell me you didn't type all that!
 
Thanks a lot bitterntwisted for that list! Just wondering, though very unlikely, has anyone here seen any of those birds on that list in the past?
 
Peter Hearnshaw said:
Thanks a lot bitterntwisted for that list! Just wondering, though very unlikely, has anyone here seen any of those birds on that list in the past?
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What a depressing list. Pink-headed Duck, I think that went extinct only a few years ago, I bet someone on BF saw that in its final years.
 
At least 3 of these are still going - Chinese Crested Tern, Heinroth's Shearwater and Beck's Petrel
Still depressing though
 
Pink-headed Duck has been gone for ages, any BF member who saw that must be pretty old by now:) There was some hope raised when there were purported sightings in Myanmar a couple of years ago, but nothing ever came out of it.
 
On a slightly more cheerful note, occasionally birds thought extinct are rediscovered. A good example is the Takahe which was rediscovered in the Fjordland mountains of New Zealand in 1948 and is now breeding successfully on predator-free off-shore islands, as well as in it's original location.
 
bitterntwisted said:
Rufous-Fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons
Stresemann's Bristlefront Merulaxis stresemanni
Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai
Horqueta Crake Laterallus xenopterus
Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria milleri
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni
Society Island (=Polynesian) Ground Dove Gallicolumba erythroptera
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All of these are extant, although finding Stresemann's Bristlefront may be nearly impossible, and the ground dove is down to a few birds (many of its populations have gone extinct)...
 
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Hanno said:
Pink-headed Duck has been gone for ages, any BF member who saw that must be pretty old by now:) There was some hope raised when there were purported sightings in Myanmar a couple of years ago, but nothing ever came out of it.
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I must have been thinking of those claims in Myanmar. I remember a book I got for Christmas as a kid, about 1970, that had pictures of some endangered species in it, and Pink-Headed Duck was one of them. Was it already gone by then?
 
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