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Zosterops strenuus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AVES PASSERIFORMES ZOSTEROPIDAE

Scientific Name: Zosterops strenuus
Species Authority: Gould, 1855
Common Name/s:
English – Robust White-eye

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published: 2012
Assessor/s: BirdLife International
Reviewer/s: Butchart, S. & Symes, A.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species was endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia, but it is now Extinct due to overpredation by introduced rats. It was last recorded in 1908, and not found on a survey in 1928.
History:
2008 – Extinct
2004 – Extinct
2000 – Extinct
1994 – Extinct
1988 – Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Zosterops strenuus was endemic to lowland forests on Lord Howe Island, Australia (Stattersfield et al. 1998). It was very common before 1918 (McAllan et al. 2004), with the last records coming from 1908 (Hull 1909), but it plummeted to extinction following the arrival of black rats Rattus rattus on the island (Hindwood 1940). It could not be found in 1928 (Sharland 1929).
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Australia
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It inhabited lowland forest, palm glades and the scrubby vegetation of more open and settled areas. It probably fed on fruit, insects, flowers and other birds' eggs (Garnett et al. 2011).

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The cause of its extinction was predation by black rats.

Citation: BirdLife International 2012. Zosterops strenuus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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