List of recently extinct bird species

Extinct bird species

[Aepyornithiformes]

• Elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus and/or A. medius

  [Dinornithiformes]

• Upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus

  [Apterygiformes]

• West Coast spotted kiwi, Apteryx occidentalis
• :A doubtful form known from a single bird; may be a little spotted kiwi subspecies or a hybrid between that species and the rowi.

  [Anseriformes]

• Crested shelduck, Tadorna cristata
• :A relict species from northeastern Asia. Officially critically endangered due to recent unconfirmed reports.
• Réunion sheldgoose, Alopochen kervazoi
• Mauritius sheldgoose, Alopochen mauritianus
• Amsterdam wigeon, Mareca marecula
• Saint Paul Island duck, Anas sp.
• : Only known by a painting from 1793. Might be identical with the Amsterdam wigeon or a distinct species or subspecies.
• Mascarene teal, Anas theodori
• Mariana mallard, Anas oustaleti
• Finsch's duck, Chenonetta finschi
• Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea – a reclassification into the genus Netta is recommended, but not generally accepted.
• :Officially critically endangered; recent surveys have failed to rediscover it.
• Réunion pochard, Aythya cf. innotata
• :A bone of a pochard found on Réunion seems to resolve the reports of canards other than the Mauritian duck having occurred on the island. The taxonomic status of this form cannot be resolved until more material is found, however.
• Labrador duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius
• New Zealand merganser, Mergus australis

  [Galliformes]

• The pile-builder megapode, Megapodius molistructor may have survived on New Caledonia to the late 18th century as evidenced by descriptions of the bird named "Tetrao australis" and later "Megapodius andersoni".
• The Viti Levu scrubfowl, Megapodius amissus of Viti Levu and possibly Kadavu, Fiji, may have survived to the early 19th or even the 20th century as suggested by circumstantial evidence.
• Raoul Island scrubfowl, Megapodius sp.
• :A megapode is said to have inhabited Raoul Island until the population was wiped out in a volcanic eruption. It is not clear whether the birds represent a distinct taxon or derive from a prehistoric introduction by Polynesian seafarers.
• New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae
• Himalayan quail, Ophrysia superciliosa
• :Officially critically endangered. Not recorded with certainty since 1876, but thorough surveys are still required, and there was a recent set of possible sightings around Naini Tal in 2003. A little-known native name from Western Nepal probably refers to this bird, but for various reasons, no survey for Ophrysia has ever been conducted in that country, nor is it generally assumed to occur there.

  [Charadriiformes]

• Javan lapwing, Vanellus macropterus
• :Officially classified as critically endangered, but as this conspicuous bird has not been recorded since 1940, it is almost certainly extinct.
• Christmas sandpiper, Prosobonia cancellata
• Tahiti sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera
• White-winged sandpiper, Prosobonia ellisi
• :Doubtfully distinct from P. leucoptera.
• North Island snipe, Coenocorypha barrierensis
• South Island snipe, Coenocorypha iredalei
• Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealis
• :May still exist; officially classified as critically endangered, possibly extinct.
• Slender-billed curlew, Numenius tenuirostris
• :May still exist; officially classified as critically endangered. A few birds were recorded in 2004, following several decades of increasing rarity. There was an unconfirmed sighting in Albania in 2007. A survey to find out whether this bird still exists is currently being undertaken by the RSPB.
• Great auk, Pinguinus impennis
• Canary Islands oystercatcher, Haematopus meadewaldoi
• :Later sightings of black oystercatchers off Senegal were not likely to be of this sedentary species, but two records from Tenerife - the last in 1981 - may be.

  [Gruiformes]

• Antillean cave rail, Nesotrochis debooyi, known by pre-Columbian bones from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Stories of an easy-to-catch bird named carrao heard by Alexander Wetmore in 1912 on Puerto Rico might refer to this species.
• Hawkins' rail, Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi
• Red rail, Aphanapteryx bonasia
• Rodrigues rail, Erythromachus leguati
• Bar-winged rail, Nesoclopeus poecilopterus
• Dieffenbach's rail, Gallirallus dieffenbachii
• Tahiti rail, Hypotaenidia pacificus
• Wake Island rail, Hypotaenidia wakensis
• Tongatapu rail, Gallirallus hypoleucus
• New Caledonian rail, Gallirallus lafresnanayanus
• :Officially classified as critically endangered, the last records were in 1984 and it seems that all available habitat is overrun by feral pigs and dogs, which prey on this bird.
• Vava'u rail, Gallirallus cf. vekamatolu
• :This bird is known only from a drawing by the 1793 Malaspina expedition, apparently depicting a species of Gallirallus. The 'Eua rail, Gallirallus vekamatolu, is known from prehistoric bones found on 'Eua, but this species is almost certainly not G. vekamatolu, as that bird was flightless and hence is unlikely to have settled three distant islands. However, it probably was a close relative.
• Norfolk Island rail, Gallirallus sp., may be the bird shown on a bad watercolor illustration made around 1800.
• Chatham rail, Cabalus modestus
• Réunion rail or Dubois' wood-rail, Dryolimnas augusti
• Ascension crake, Mundia elpenor – formerly Atlantisia
• Saint Helena crake, Porzana astrictocarpus
• was an omnivoreLaysan rail, Porzana palmeri
• Hawaiian rail, Porzana sandwichensis
• Kosrae crake, Porzana monasa
• Miller's rail, Porzana nigra
• :Known only from paintings and descriptions; taxonomic status uncertain, as the material is often believed to refer to the extant spotless crake.
• Saint Helena swamphen, Aphanocrex podarces – formerly Atlantisia
• Lord Howe swamphen, Porphyrio albus
• Réunion swamphen or Oiseau bleu, Porphyrio coerulescens
• :Known only from descriptions. Former existence of a Porphyrio on Réunion is fairly certain, but not proven to date.
• Marquesas swamphen, Porphyrio paepae
• :May have survived to c. 1900. In the lower right corner of Paul Gauguin's 1902 painting Le Sorcier d'Hiva Oa ou le Marquisien à la cape rouge there is a bird which resembles native descriptions of P. paepae.
• North Island takahē, Porphyrio mantelli, known from subfossil bones found in New Zealand's North Island; may have survived to 1894 or later.
• New Caledonian gallinule, Porphyrio kukwiedei from New Caledonia, Melanesia, may have survived into historic times. The native name n'dino is thought to refer to this bird.
• Samoan wood rail, Gallinula pacifica
• :Probably better placed in the genus Pareudiastes, unconfirmed reports from the late 20th century suggest it still survives in small numbers and therefore it is officially classified as critically endangered.
• Makira woodhen, Gallinula silvestris
• :Only known from a single specimen, this rail is probably better placed in its own genus, Edithornis. There are some unconfirmed recent records that suggest it still survives, and thus it is officially classified as critically endangered.
• Tristan moorhen, Gallinula nesiotis
• Mascarene coot, Fulica newtonii
• Fernando de Noronha rail, Rallidae gen. et sp. indet.
• :A distinct species of rail inhabited Fernando de Noronha island, but it has not been formally described yet. Probably was extant at first Western contact.
• Tahitian "goose", Rallidae gen. et sp. indet.
• :Early travelers to Tahiti reported a "goose" that was found in the mountains. Altogether, a species of rail in the genus Porphyrio seems to be the most likely choice.
• Bokaak "bustard", Rallidae? gen. et sp. indet. 'Bokaak'
• :An unidentified terrestrial bird is mentioned in an early report from Bokaak in the Marshall Islands. It is described as a "bustard" and may have been a rail or a megapode. In the former case it may have been a vagrant of an extant species; in any case, no bird that could be described as "bustard-like" is found on Bokaak today.
• Rallidae gen. et sp. indet. 'Amsterdam Island'
• :Unknown rail from Amsterdam Island; one specimen found, but not recovered. Extinct by 1800, or it may have been a vagrant of an extant species.

  [Podicipediformes]

• Colombian grebe, Podiceps andinus
• Alaotra grebe, Tachybaptus rufolavatus
• :Officially declared extinct in 2010, 25 years after the last official sighting. Declined through habitat destruction and hybridization with the little grebe. Disappeared from only known location in the 1980s.
• Atitlán grebe, Podilymbus gigas

  [Cathartiformes]

• "Painted vulture", Sarcoramphus sacra
• * A bird supposedly similar to the king vulture identified by William Bartram on his travels in the 1770s. Skeptics have stated that it is likely based on a misidentification of the northern caracara, although evidence has increasingly shifted towards it being a valid species that existed, based on an independent illustration of a near-identical bird made several decades earlier by Eleazar Albin. See King vulture article for discussion.

  [Pelecaniformes]

• Bermuda night heron, Nyctanassa carcinocatactes
• :Sometimes assigned to the genus Nycticorax.
• Réunion night heron, Nycticorax duboisi
• Mauritius night heron, Nycticorax mauritianus
• Rodrigues night heron, Nycticorax megacephalus
• Ascension night heron, Nycticorax olsoni
• :Known only from subfossil bones, but the description of a flightless Ascension bird by André Thévet cannot be identified with anything other than this species.
• New Zealand little bittern, Ixobrychus novaezelandiae
• :Long considered to be vagrant individuals of the Australian little bittern, bones recovered from Holocene deposits indicate that this was indeed a distinct taxon, but it might not be a separate species.
• Réunion ibis, Threskiornis solitarius
• :This species was the basis of the "Réunion solitaire", a supposed relative of the dodo and the Rodrigues solitaire. Given the fact that ibis bones were found on Réunion and that old descriptions match a flightless sacred ibis quite well, the "Réunion solitaire" hypothesis has been refuted.

  [Suliformes]

• Spectacled cormorant, Phalacrocorax perspicillatus
• Mascarene booby, Papasula sp.
• *An undescribed booby species that was formerly considered a population of Abbott's booby. Known physically only from subfossil bones, but is likely the bird referred to as a "boeuf" by early settlers. The "boeuf" was last recorded on Rodrigues in 1832 and likely went extinct following the deforestation of the island.

  [Procellariiformes]

• Olson's petrel, Bulweria bifax
• Bermuda shearwater, Puffinus parvus
• Saint Helena petrel, Pseudobulweria rupinarum
• Jamaica petrel, Pterodroma caribbaea
• :Possibly a subspecies of the black-capped petrel; unconfirmed reports suggest it might survive. Officially classified as critically endangered, possibly extinct.
• Pterodroma cf. leucoptera
• :A wing of a carcass similar to Gould's petrel was recovered on Mangareva in 1922, where it possibly bred. No such birds are known to exist there today.
• Guadalupe storm petrel, Oceanodroma macrodacyla
• :Officially critically endangered, possibly extinct, but a thorough survey in 2000 concluded the species was certainly extinct.
• Imber's petrel, Pterodroma imberi
• :Described from subfossil remains from the Chatham Islands, became apparently extinct in the early 19th century.

  [Sphenisciformes]

• The Chatham penguin, Eudyptes sp., is only known from subfossil bones, but a bird kept captive at some time between 1867 and 1872 might refer to this taxon.

  [Columbiformes]

• Saint Helena dove, Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos, possibly survived into the Modern Era.
• Passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius
• :The passenger pigeon was once among the most common birds in the world, a single flock numbering up to 2.2 billion birds. It was hunted close to extinction for food and sport in the late 19th century. The last individual, Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
• Bonin wood pigeon, Columba versicolor
• Ryukyu wood pigeon, Columba jouyi
• Réunion pink pigeon, Nesoenas duboisi
• :Formerly in Streptopelia. There seems to have been at least another species of pigeon on Réunion, but bones have not yet been found. It disappeared at the same time.
• Rodrigues pigeon, Nesoenas rodericana
• :Formerly in Streptopelia. A possible subspecies of the Madagascar turtle dove, this seems not to be the bird observed by Leguat. Introduced rats might have killed it off in the late 17th century.
• Liverpool pigeon, "Caloenas" maculata
• :Also known as the spotted green pigeon, the only known specimen has been in Liverpool Museum since 1851 and was probably collected on a Pacific island for Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. It has been suggested that this bird came from Tahiti based on native lore about a somewhat similar extinct bird called the titi, but this has not been verified.
• Purple-winged ground dove, Claravis geoffroyi
• Sulu bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba menagei
• :Officially listed as critically endangered. Only known from two specimens taken in 1891. There have been a number of unconfirmed reports from all over the Sulu Archipelago in 1995, however, these reports stated that the bird had suddenly undergone a massive decline, and by now, habitat destruction is almost complete. If not extinct, this species is very rare, but the ongoing civil war prevents comprehensive surveys.
• Norfolk ground dove, Gallicolumba norfolciensis
• Tanna ground dove, Gallicolumba ferruginea
• :Only known from descriptions of two now-lost specimens.
• Thick-billed ground dove, Gallicolumba salamonis
• :Last recorded in 1927, only two specimens exist. Declared extinct in 2005.
• Choiseul pigeon, Microgoura meeki
• Red-moustached fruit dove, Ptilinopus mercierii
• :Two subspecies, the little-known P. m. mercierii of Nuku Hiva and P. m. tristrami of Hiva Oa.
• Negros fruit dove, Ptilinopus arcanus
• :Known only from one specimen taken at the only documented sighting in 1953, the validity of this species has been questioned, but no good alternative to distinct species status has been proposed. Officially critically endangered, it might occur on Panay, but no survey has located it. One possible record in 2002 does not seem to have been repeated.
• Mauritius blue pigeon, Alectroenas nitidissima
• Farquhar blue pigeon, Alectroenas sp.
• :Only known from early reports; possibly a subspecies of the Comoros or Seychelles blue pigeon.
• Rodrigues grey pigeon, "Alectroenas" rodericana
• :A mysterious bird of unknown affinities, known from a few bones and, as it seems, two historical reports.
• Dodo, Raphus cucullatus
• :Called Didus ineptus by Linnaeus. A metre-high flightless bird found on Mauritius. Its forest habitat was lost when Dutch settlers moved to the island and the dodo's nests were destroyed by the monkeys, pigs and cats that the Dutch brought with them. The last specimen was killed in 1681, only 80 years after the arrival of the new predators.
• Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria

  [Psittaciformes]

• New Caledonian lorikeet, Charmosyna diadema
• :Officially critically endangered, there have been no reliable reports of this bird since the early 20th century. It is, however, small and inconspicuous.
• Norfolk kaka, Nestor productus
• Society parakeet, Cyanoramphus ulietanus
• Black-fronted parakeet, Cyanoramphus zealandicus
• Paradise parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus
• Oceanic eclectus parrot, Eclectus infectus, known from subfossil bones found on Tonga, Vanuatu, and possibly Fiji, may have survived until the 18th century: a bird which seems to be a male Eclectus parrot was drawn in a report on the Tongan island of Vavaʻu by the Malaspina expedition. Also a 19th-century Tongan name ʻāʻā for "a beautiful bird found only at ʻEua" is attested. This seems to refer either E. infectus which in Tonga is only known from Vavaʻu and ʻEua, or the extirpated population of the collared lory which also occurred there. It is possible but unlikely that the species survived on ʻEua until the 19th century.
• Seychelles parakeet, Psittacula wardi
• Newton's parakeet, Psittacula exsul
• Mascarene grey parakeet, Psittacula bensoni. Formerly described as Mauritius grey parrot, Lophopsittacus bensoni. Known from a 1602 sketch by Captain Willem van Westzanen and by subfossil bones described by David Thomas Holyoak in 1973. Might have survived to the mid-18th century.
• Mascarene parrot, Mascarinus mascarin
• :Last known individual was a captive bird which was alive before 1834.
• Broad-billed parrot, Lophopsittacus mauritianus
• :May have survived to the late 18th century.
• Rodrigues parrot, Necropsittacus rodericanus
• :The species N. francicus is fictional, N. borbonicus most likely so.
• Glaucous macaw, Anodorhynchus glaucus
• :Officially critically endangered due to persistent rumors of wild birds, but probably extinct.
• Cuban macaw, Ara tricolor
• :A number of related species have been described from the West Indies, but are not based on good evidence. Several prehistoric forms are now known to have existed in the region, however.
• Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis
• :Although the date of the last captive bird's death in the Cincinnati Zoo, 1918, is generally given as its extinction date, there are convincing reports of some wild populations persisting until later. Two subspecies, C. c. carolinensis and C. c. ludovicianus.
• Guadeloupe parakeet, Aratinga labati
• :Only known from descriptions, the former existence of this bird is likely for biogeographic reasons and because details as described cannot be referred to known species.
• Martinique amazon, Amazona martinica
• Guadeloupe amazon, Amazona violacea''
• :These extinct amazon parrots were originally described after travelers' descriptions. Both are now considered valid extinct species that are closely related to the imperial amazon.

  [Cuculiformes]

• Delalande's coua, Coua delalandei
• Saint Helena cuckoo, Nannococcyx psix

  [Falconiformes]

• Guadalupe caracara, Caracara lutosa
• Réunion kestrel, Falco duboisi

  [Strigiformes]

• Pernambuco pygmy owl, Glaucidium mooreorum
• :Might still exist, classified as critically endangered. A 2018 BirdLife study citing extinction patterns recommended reclassifying this species as possibly extinct.
• Réunion owl, Mascarenotus grucheti
• Mauritius owl, Mascarenotus sauzieri
• Rodrigues owl, Mascarenotus murivorus
• :The preceding three species were variously placed in Bubo, Athene, "Scops", Strix and Tyto before their true affinity was realized.
• New Caledonian boobook, Ninox cf. novaeseelandiae
• :Known only from prehistoric bones, but might still survive.
• Laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies
• :Two subspecies, S. a. albifacies and S. a. rufifacies ; circumstantial evidence suggests that small remnants survived until the early/mid-20th century.
• The Puerto Rican barn owl, Tyto cavatica, known from prehistoric remains found in caves of Puerto Rico, West Indies; may still have existed in 1912, given reports of the presence of cave-roosting owls.
• The Andros Island barn owl, Tyto pollens, known from prehistoric remains found on Andros ; may have survived to the 16th century, as indicated by the "chickcharney" legend.
• Siau scops owl, Otus siaoensis
• : Only known from the holotype collected in 1866. Endemic to the small volcanic island of Siau north of Sulawesi in Indonesia; might still survive, as there are ongoing rumors of scops owls at Siau.

  [Caprimulgiformes]

• Jamaican poorwill, Siphonorhis americana
• :Reports of unidentifiable nightjars from the 1980s in habitat appropriate for S. americana suggest that this cryptic species may still exist. Research into this possibility is currently underway; pending further information, it is classified as critically endangered, possibly extinct.
• Cuban pauraque, Siphonorhis daiquiri
• :Described from subfossil bones in 1985. There are persistent rumors that this bird, which was never seen alive by scientists, may still survive. Compare Puerto Rican nightjar and preceding.
• Vaurie's nightjar is only known from a single 1929 specimen from Xinjiang, China. It has never been found again, but the validity of this supposed species is seriously disputed. It was never refuted to be an immature female desert European nightjar.

  [Apodiformes]

• Coppery thorntail, Discosura letitiae
• :Known only from three trade specimens of unknown origin. Might still exist.
• Brace's emerald, Chlorostilbon bracei
• Gould's emerald, Chlorostilbon elegans
• Turquoise-throated puffleg, Eriocnemis godini
• :Officially classified as critically endangered, possibly extinct. Known only from six pre-1900 specimens, the habitat at the only known site where it occurred has been destroyed. However, the bird's distribution remains unresolved.

  [Coraciiformes]

• Saint Helena hoopoe, Upupa antaois

  [Piciformes]

• Bermuda flicker
• Imperial woodpecker, Campephilus imperialis
• Ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis
• :The American ivory-billed woodpecker is critically endangered, and considered possibly extinct by some authorities.
• :The Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker is generally considered extinct, but a few patches of unsurveyed potential habitat remain.

  [Passeriformes]

• Cryptic treehunter, Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti
• Alagoas foliage-gleaner, Philydor novaesi

• Lyall's wren, Traversia lyalli
• :The species famously claimed to have been made extinct by a single cat named "Tibbles".
• Bushwren, Xenicus longipes
• :Three subspecies: X. l. stokesi ; X. l. longipes ; X. l. variabilis.

• Kioea, Chaetoptila angustipluma
• Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō, Moho nobilis
• Oʻahu ʻōʻō, Moho apicalis
• Molokaʻi ʻōʻō, Moho bishopi
• Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, Moho braccatus

• Chatham bellbird, Anthornis melanocephala
• :Sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura. Unconfirmed records exist from the early-mid-1950s.
• The identity of "Strigiceps leucopogon", described by Lesson in 1840, is unclear. Apart from the holotype supposedly from "New Holland", a second specimen from the "Himalaya" may have existed. Lesson tentatively allied it to the Meliphagidae, and Rothschild felt reminded of the kioea.

• Lord Howe gerygone, Gerygone insularis

• Mangarevan whistler, ?Pachycephala gambierana
• :Tentatively placed here. A mysterious bird of which no specimens exist today. It was initially described as a shrike, then classified as an Eopsalteria "robin" and may actually be an Acrocephalus warbler.

• Maupiti monarch, Pomarea pomarea
• Eiao monarch, Pomarea fluxa
• :Previously considered a subspecies of the Iphis monarch, this is an early offspring of the Marquesan stock.
• Nuku Hiva monarch, Pomarea nukuhivae
• :Previously considered a subspecies of the Marquesas monarch, this is another early offspring of the Marquesan stock.
• Ua Pou monarch, Pomarea mira
• :Previously considered another subspecies of the Marquesas monarch, this was a distinct species most closely related to that bird and the Fatuhiva monarch.
• Guam flycatcher, Myiagra freycineti

• North Island piopio, Turnagra tanagra
• :Not reliably recorded since about 1900.
• South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis
• :Two subspecies, T. c. minor from Stephens Island and the nominate T. c. capensis from the South Island mainland

• Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris

• White-eyed river martin, Pseudochelidon sirintarae
• :Officially classified as critically endangered, this enigmatic species is only known from migrating birds and it was last seen in 1986 at its former roost site. Recent unconfirmed reports suggest that it may occur in Cambodia.
• Red Sea cliff swallow, Petrochelidon perdita
• :Known from a single specimen, this enigmatic swallow probably still exists, but the lack of recent records is puzzling. It is alternatively placed in the genus Hirundo.

• Nightingale reed warbler, Acrocephalus luscinius
• Aguiguan reed warbler, Acrocephalus nijoi
• Mangareva reed warbler, Acrocephalus astrolabii
• : Known from just two specimens found from Mangareva Island in the western Pacific.
• Pagan reed warbler, Acrocephalus yamashinae
• Garrett's reed warbler, Acrocephalus musae
• Moorea reed warbler, Acrocephalus longirostris
• :Last reliable sighting was in 1981. Survey in 1986/1987 remained unsuccessful. A photograph of a warbler from Moorea in 1998 or 1999 taken by Philippe Bacchet remains uncertain, as do reports from 2003 and 2010.

• Rück's blue flycatcher, Cyornis ruckii
• :An enigmatic bird known from two or four possibly migrant specimens, last recorded in 1918. Might exist in northeast Indochina and might be a subspecies of the Hainan blue flycatcher.

• Chatham fernbird, Bowdleria rufescens
• :Often placed in genus Megalurus, but this is based on an incomplete review of the evidence.

• Tana River cisticola, Cisticola restrictus
• :A mysterious bird, found in the Tana River basin in small numbers at various dates, but not since 1972. Probably invalid, based on aberrant or hybrid specimens. An unconfirmed sighting was apparently made in 2007 in the Tana River Delta.

• Marianne white-eye, Zosterops semiflavus
• Lord Howe white-eye, Zosterops strenuus
• White-chested white-eye, Zosterops albogularis

• Black-browed babbler, Malacocincla perspicillata
• :Known from a single mid-19th century specimen, this bird may be extinct or could still exist. If the specimen label, usually considered erroneous in claiming "Java" as the bird's origin, is correct, it may have gone extinct earlier.

• Rodrigues bulbul, Hypsipetes cowlesi
• :Known only from subfossil bones.

• Aldabra brush warbler, Nesillas aldabrana
• Rodrigues "babbler"
• :Known from subfossil bones. Provisionally assigned to Timaliidae, but placement highly doubtful.

• Kosrae starling, Aplonis corvina
• Mysterious starling, Aplonis mavornata
• Tasman starling, Aplonis fusca
• :Two subspecies, A. f. fusca– Norfolk starling ; A. fusca hulliana– Lord Howe starling.
• Pohnpei starling, Aplonis pelzelni
• :Only one reliable record since 1956, in 1995, leaves the species' survival seriously in doubt.
• Bay starling, Aplonis? ulietensis
• :Usually called "bay thrush" ; a mysterious bird from Raiatea, now only known from a painting and some descriptions of a specimen. Its taxonomic position is thus unresolvable at present, although for biogeographic reasons and because of the surviving description, it has been suggested to have been a honeyeater. However, with the discovery of fossils of the prehistorically extinct starling Aplonis diluvialis on neighboring Huahine, it seems likely that this bird also belonged to this genus.
• Hoopoe starling, Fregilupus varius
• :Tentatively assigned to Sturnidae.
• Rodrigues starling, Necropsar rodericanus
• :Tentatively assigned to Sturnidae. The bird variously described as Necropsar leguati or Orphanopsar leguati and considered to be identical with N. rodericanus was found to be based on a misidentified albinistic specimen of the Martinique trembler

• Grand Cayman thrush, Turdus ravidus
• Bonin thrush, Zoothera terrestris
• ʻĀmaui, Myadestes woahensis
• Kāmaʻo, Myadestes myadestinus
• Olomaʻo, Myadestes lanaiensis
• :Officially classified as critically endangered because a possible location on Molokaʻi remains unsurveyed. Two subspecies are known from Lanaʻi, Molokaʻi and a possible third subspecies from Maui.

• Cozumel thrasher, Toxostoma guttatum
• :It is still unknown whether the tiny population rediscovered in 2004 survived Hurricanes Emily and Wilma in 2005. Unconfirmed records in April 2006 and October and December 2007.

• :An enigmatic waxbill not seen since 1950; because part of its habitat is in Upemba National Park, it may survive.

• Slender-billed grackle, Quiscalus palustris

• Bachman's warbler, Vermivora bachmanii
• :Officially classified as critically endangered.
• Semper's warbler, Leucopeza semperi
• :Officially classified as critically endangered. Suitable habitat remains and there have been unconfirmed records within the last decade.

• Réunion fody, Foudia delloni
• :Formerly Foudia bruante, which might refer to a color morph of the red fody.

• Bonin grosbeak, Chaunoproctus ferreorostris
• ʻŌʻū, Psittirostra psittacea
• :Officially classified as critically endangered, this was once the most widespread species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. It has not been reliably recorded since 1987 or 1989.
• Lanaʻi hookbill, Dysmorodrepanis munroi
• Pila's palila, Loxioides kikuichi, possibly survived to the early 18th century.
• Lesser koa finch, Rhodacanthus flaviceps
• Greater koa finch, Rhodacanthus palmeri
• Kona grosbeak, Psittirostra kona
• Greater ʻamakihi, Hemignathus sagittirostris
• Maui nukupuʻu, Hemignathus affinis
• Kauaʻi nukupuʻu, Hemignathus hanapepe
• Oʻahu nukupuʻu, Hemignathus lucidus
• Hawaiʻi ʻakialoa or lesser ʻakialoa, Akialoa obscurus
• Maui Nui ʻakialoa, Akialoa lanaiensis
• Oʻahu ʻakialoa, Akialoa ellisiana
• Kauaʻi ʻakialoa, Akialoa stejnegeri
• Kakawahie, Paroreomyza flammea
• Oʻahu ʻalauahio, Paroreomyza maculata
• :Officially classified as critically endangered. Last reliable record was in 1985, with an unconfirmed sighting in 1990.
• Maui akepa, Loxops ochraceus
• Oʻahu akepa, Loxops wolstenholmei
• ʻUla-ʻai-hawane, Ciridops anna
• Black mamo, Drepanis funerea
• Hawaiʻi mamo, Drepanis pacifica
• Laysan honeycreeper, Himatione fraithii
• Poʻo-uli, Melamprosops phaeosoma
• :What was the last known bird died in captivity on 28 November 2004.

• Hooded seedeater, Sporophila melanops
• :Officially classified as critically endangered. It is known only from a single male collected in 1823 and has variously been considered an aberrant yellow-bellied seedeater or a hybrid.
• Bermuda towhee, Pipilo naufragus. Known by subfossil remains and possibly from a travel report by William Strachey in 1610.

  Possibly extinct bird subspecies or status unknown

Struthioniformes">Ostrich">Struthioniformes

• Arabian ostrich, Struthio camelus syriacus

  Apterygiformes">Kiwi">Apterygiformes

• North Island little spotted kiwi, Apteryx owenii iredalei

  Casuariiformes">Emu">Casuariiformes

• King Island emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae minor
• Kangaroo Island emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus
• Tasmanian emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis

  [Tinamiformes]

• Magdalena tinamou, Crypturellus saltuarius

  [Anseriformes]

• Bering cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii asiatica
• Rennell Island teal, Anas gibberifrons remissa
• Niceforo's pintail, Anas georgica niceforoi
• Borrero's cinnamon teal, Anas cyanoptera borreroi
• Coues' gadwall, Anas strepera couesi

  [Galliformes]

• Italian grey partridge, Perdix perdix italica
• Lake Amik black francolin, Francolinus francolinus billypayni
• Sicilian black francolin, Francolinus francolinus ssp.
• Heath hen, Tympanuchus cupido cupido,
• New Mexico sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus hueyi
• Moroccan guineafowl, Numida meleagris sabyi

  [Charadriiformes]

• Kiritimati sandpiper, Prosobonia cancellata cancellata
• Andalusian hemipode, Turnix sylvatica sylvatica
• Tawitawi small buttonquail, Turnix sylvatica suluensis
• New Caledonia painted buttonquail, Turnix varius novaecaledoniae

  [Gruiformes]

• Goldman's yellow rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis goldmani
• Macquarie rail, Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis
• Raoul Island banded rail, Gallirallus philippensis ssp.
• Peruvian rail, Rallus semiplumbeus peruvianus
• Western Lewin's rail, Lewinia pectoralis clelandi
• Assumption white-throated rail, Dryolimnas cuvieri abbotti
• Jamaican uniform crake, Amaurolimnas concolor concolor
• Intact rail, Gymnocrex plumbeiventris intactus
• Bornean Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla mira
• Moroccan bustard, Ardeotis arabs lynesi
• Luzon sarus crane, Antigone antigone luzonica

  [Ciconiiformes]

• Bonin nankeen night heron, Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostris
• Principe olive ibis, Bostrychia olivacea rothschildi

  [Pterocliformes]

• Fayyum sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus floweri

  [Columbiformes]

• Madeiran wood pigeon, Columba palumbus maderensis
• Ogasawara Japanese wood pigeon, Columba janthina nitens
• Lord Howe pigeon, Columba vitiensis godmanae
• Tongan metallic pigeon, Columba vitiensis ssp.
• Amirante turtle-dove, Nesoenas picturata aldabrana
• Catanduanes bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica rubiventris
• Basilan bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba crinigera bartletti
• Vella Lavella ground dove, Gallicolumba jobiensis chalconota
• White-headed Polynesian ground dove, Gallicolumba erythroptera albicollis
• Ebon crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus marshallianus
• Mauke fruit dove, Ptilinopus rarotongensis "byronensis"
• Negros spotted imperial pigeon, Ducula carola nigrorum
• Norfolk pigeon, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea
• Raoul Island kereru, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. nov.

  [Psittaciformes]

• Sangir red and blue lory, Eos histrio histrio
• Sinú parakeet, Pyrrhura picta subandina
• Challenger's lory, Eos histrio challengeri
• Macquarie parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae erythrotis
• Lord Howe parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens
• Réunion parakeet, Psittacula eques eques
• Siquijor colasisi, Loriculus philippensis siquijorensis
• Puerto Rican conure, Aratinga chloroptera maugei
• Sinú brown-throated parakeet, Aratinga pertinax griseipecta
• Culebra amazon, Amazona vittata gracilipes

  [Cuculiformes]

• Greater crested coua, Coua cristata maxima
• Assumption Island coucal, Centropus toulou assumptionis
• Cabo San Lucas groove-billed ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris pallidula
• Bahia rufous-vented ground cuckoo, Neomorphus geoffroyi maximiliani

  [Falconiformes]

• Cape Verde kite, Milvus fasciicauda
• Car Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri butleri
• Volcano Islands peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus furuitii.

  [Strigiformes]

• Sulu reddish scops owl, Otus rufescens burbidgei
• Virgin Islands screech owl, Megascops nudipes newtoni
• Socorro elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi graysoni
• Antiguan burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia amaura
• Guadeloupe burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia guadeloupensis
• Lord Howe boobook, Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria
• Norfolk boobook, Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata
• Cave-nesting masked owl, Tyto novaehollandiae troughtoni
• Buru masked owl, Tyto sororcula cayelii
• Peleng masked owl, Tyto rosenbergii pelengensis
• Samar bay owl, Phodilus badius riverae

  [Caprimulgiformes]

• New Caledonian white-throated nightjar, Eurostopodus mystacalis exsul

  [Apodiformes]

• Miravalles hummingbird, Amazilia cyanifrons alfaroana
• Alejandro Selkirk firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis leyboldi
• Luzon Whitehead's swiftlet, Collocalia whiteheadi whiteheadi

  [Coraciiformes]

• Sangihe dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx fallax sangirensis
• Rarotonga kingfisher, Todiramphus cf. tutus
• Mangareva kingfisher, Todiramphus gambieri gambieri
• Guam kingfisher, Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus
• Ryūkyū kingfisher, Todiramphus cinnamominus miyakoensis
• Javan blue-banded kingfisher, Alcedo euryzona euryzona
• Guadalcanal little kingfisher, Alcedo pusilla aolae
• Sakarha pygmy kingfisher, Ispidina madagascariensis dilutus
• Ticao hornbill, Penelopides panini ticaensis

  [Piciformes]

• Grand Bahama West Indian woodpecker, Melanerpes superciliaris bahamensis
• Javan buff-rumped woodpecker, Meiglyptes tristis tristis
• Guadalupe red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus rufipileus
• Northern white-mantled barbet, Capito hypoleucus hypoleucus
• Botero white-mantled barbet, Capito hypoleucus carrikeri
• Todd's jacamar, Brachygalba lugubris phaeonota
• Cebu white-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis cebuensis

  [Passeriformes]

• Bougainville black-faced pitta, Pitta anerythra pallida
• Choiseul black-faced pitta, Pitta anerythra nigrifrons

• Bogotá bearded tachuri, Polystictus pectoralis bogotensis
• Grenadan Euler's flycatcher, Lathrotriccus euleri flaviventris
• San Cristóbal vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus dubius

• Peruvian scale-throated earthcreeper, Upucerthia dumetaria peruana
• Northern stripe-crowned spinetail, Cranioleuca pyrrhophia rufipennis

• Northern giant antpitta, Grallaria gigantea lehmanni
• Antioquia brown-banded antpitta, Grallaria milleri gilesi

• Macdonnell Ranges grasswren, Amytornis modestus modestus
• Namoi grasswren, Amytornis modestus inexpectatus
• Large-tailed grasswren, Amytornis textilis macrourus

• Western rufous bristlebird, Dasyornis broadbenti littoralis
• King Island brown thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi

• Tiwi Island hooded robin, Melanodryas cucullata melvillensis

• Mount Lofty spotted quail-thrush, Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta

• Western pied currawong, Strepera graculina ashbyi

• Negros celestial monarch, Hypothymis coelestis rabori
• Hiva Oa monarch, Pomarea mendozae mendozae

• Todos Santos rufous-crowned sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps sanctorum
• Santa Barbara song sparrow, Melospiza melodia graminea. Last seen in 1967, became extinct due to a severe wildfire in 1959 and subsequent feral cat predation. Officially declared extinct by the USFWS in 1983.
• Dusky seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima nigrescens
• Guadalupe spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus consobrinus''

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