Prosobonia leucoptera Gmelin, 1789:678
White-winged sandpiper, Tahitian sandpiper
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tringa leucoptera Gmelin, 1789:678
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 11 October 1777 (Hume & Walters, 2012:130; Kittelberger et al., 2024 [as 1777))
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Syntype: [url=http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/naturalis/detail.php?lang=uk&id=45]RMNH 87556[/url]
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gmelin, Johann Friedrich. (1789). [description of Prosobonia leucoptera]. Systema Naturae 1, part 2, p. 678.
Other references:
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