Kiritimati sandpiper

Kiritimati sandpiper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Prosobonia
Species: P. cancellata
Binomial name
Prosobonia cancellata
JF 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.

References

  1. 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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