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Falconidae sp. nov. 'Réunion'

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Falconidae undescribed small species (Tyrberg, 2009:76)

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: 1671-1672? (Tyrberg, 2009:76)

 

Distribution

Réunion, Mascarene Islands

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

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References

Mourer-Chauviré C, Bour R, Ribes S, and Moutou F (1999) The avifauna of Réunion Island (Mascarene Islands) at the time of the arrival of the 5 rst Europeans. In Olson SL, ed., Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Washington DC, 4–7 June 1996. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 89, 1–38.

Tyrberg, Tommy. (2009). Holocene avian extinctions, pp. 63-106. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.

 

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