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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