Turnagra capensis

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	PASSERIFORMES	TURNAGRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Turnagra capensis

Species Authority:

(Sparrman, 1787)

Common Name/s:

English

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New Zealand Thrush, Piopio, South Island Piopio

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Bird, J., Butchart, S.

History:

Range Description:	Turnagra capensis, according to Buller, was common until 1863 on the South Island, New Zealand, from where it is known from numerous specimens¹. However, the species declined very rapidly in the 1880s, and the last sight record was from 1963³.
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Habitat and Ecology:	It was observed foraging in native forest undergrowth.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Its extinction was probably mainly due to predation by introduced rats¹, but habitat destruction is likely to have been a contributing factor.

Major Threat(s):

Its extinction was probably mainly due to predation by introduced rats¹, but habitat destruction is likely to have been a contributing factor.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Turnagra capensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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