| 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Extinct Family/Sub-family Raphidae Species name author (Gmelin, 1789) Taxonomic source(s) Brooks (2000), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) |
Summary Pezophaps solitaria was endemic to Rodrigues, Mauritius, from where it is known from numerous historical accounts1, with those of Leguat in 1708 providing particularly rich detail3, and many bones2. They were very rare by 1755 when Cossigny tried to obtain one without success, but was told that the species did still survive1. It was definitely extinct by the 1760s1.
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Ecology: It is likely to have inhabited dry forest and perhaps scrubland.
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Threats Birds were heavily hunted and predated by introduced cats.
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References 1. Cheke (1987). 2. Cowles (1987). 3. Hachisuka (1953).
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Text account compilers Tom Brooks (Conservation International), Simon Mahood (BirdLife International) |
IUCN Red List evaluators Jeremy Bird (BirdLife International), Tom Brooks (Conservation International), Stuart Butchart (BirdLife International), Alison Stattersfield (BirdLife International) |
| Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Pezophaps solitaria. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 9/2/2010 |
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List. To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife To contribute to discussions on the evaluation of the IUCN Red List status of Globally Threatened Birds, please visit BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums |
