Toxostoma guttatum (Ridgway, 1885)
Cozumel thrasher
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 2004 (Curry et al., 2006; Martin et al., 2023); 2006 (Kittelberger et al., 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
One of numerous species rediscovered prior to it's second extinction (last record 1995-rediscovered 2004).
Distribution
Cozumel, México
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Ridgway (1885) Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 3 p.21
Other references:
AOU. 1998. Check-list of North American birds. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
BirdLife International. (2012). Toxostoma guttatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T22711105A39680957. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T22711105A39680957.en. Downloaded on 18 January 2016.
Butchart, Stuart H. M., Lowe, Stephen, Martin, Rob W., Symes, Andy, Westrip, James R. S. and Wheatley, Hannah. (2018a). Which bird species have gone extinct? A novel quantitative classification approach. Biological Conservation 227: 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.08.014
Butchart, Stuart H. M., Wheatley, Hannah, Lowe, Stephen, Westrip, James R. S., Symes, Andy and Martin, Rob W. (2018b). Data for: Which bird species have gone extinct? A novel quantitative classification approach. Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/vvjhpmyxb4.1
Curry, R. L.; Martínez-Gómez, J.E. 2005. Status and conservation of the Cozumel Thrasher (Toxostoma guttatum).
Curry, R. L.; Martínez-Gómez, J. E.; Hernández-Molina, E.; Chacón-Diaz, A. R. 2006. Conservation status of the critically endangered Cozumel Thrasher in relation to that of Cozumel's other endemic birds. Wings without borders: IV North American Ornithological Conference, October 3-7, 2006, Veracruz, Mexico, pp. 75. American Ornithologists' Union, Waco, TX, USA.
Howell, S. N. G.; Webb, S. 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Kittelberger, Kyle D., Tanner, Colby J., Buxton, Amy N., Prewett, Amira and Şekercioğlu, Çağan Hakkı. (2024). Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE. Avian Research 15: 100213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2024.100213 [Supplementary data (List of 216 taxa)]
Macouzet, T.; Escalante Pliego, P. 2001. Registros del Cuitlacoche de Cozumel Toxostoma guttatum posteriores al Huracán Gilberto. Cotinga 15: 32-33.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Mittermeier, John C. et al. (2022). Fantastic lost birds and how you can help find them: an updated gap analysis for the Neotropical avifauna. Neotropical Birding 31: 25-32.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
Stattersfield, A. J.; Crosby, M. J.; Long, A. J.; Wege, D. C. 1998. Endemic bird areas of the world: priorities for bird conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
http://www.jyi.org/issue/bird-rediscovered-after-decade-disappearance/