Kiritimati sandpiper
Kiritimati sandpiper | |
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1907 illustration by George Edward Lodge | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Scolopacidae |
Genus: | Prosobonia |
Species: | † P. cancellata |
Binomial name | |
Prosobonia cancellata JF Gmelin, 1789 | |
Synonyms | |
Tringa cancellata Gmelin, 1789 |
The Kiritimati sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) was a small shorebird. It became extinct some time in the first half of the 19th century. It was endemic to Kiritimati (or Christmas) Island in Kiribati.
- William Ellis' image
References
- ↑ Birdlife International (2014). "Prosobonia cancellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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