Nycticorax sp. nov. ‘Tonga’
Tongan night heron
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: subfossil
Distribution
'Eua, Foa, Ha'afeva, Ha'ano & Lifuka, Tonga
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Franklin, Janet and Steadman, David W. (2008). Prehistoric species richness of birds on oceanic islands. Oikos 117: 1885-1891. [Abstract]
Steadman, David W. (1995). Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology. Science 267(5201): 1123-1131.
Steadman, David W., Pregill, Gregory K. and Burley, David V. (2002). Rapid prehistoric extinction of iguanas and birds in Polynesia. PNAS 99(6): 3673-3677.
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