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 EX    Reunion Ibis* Id (Atlas):
    Threskiornis solitarius

Description (8)
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Family
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

First Described (Guide)
(Mourer-Chauviré & Moutou, 1987)

Habitat
Inland wetlands, including freshwater marshes and pools.

Range (Guide)
Réunion (E) (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status EX
Known from bones recently discovered on Réunion. The account of Abbé Gui Pingré (1763) a French astronomer who visited Rodrigues in 1761 to observe the transit of Venus and reported the bird to be near extinction. Extinction was most probably caused by hunting.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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