Extinct birds: 100 unique species.

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1. This bird became extinct when the last pair was either clubbed to death or strangled on the island of Eldey, a barren rocky plateau jutting out of the sea off the coast of Iceland. It was June 3, 1844. The birds were likely nesting at the time. Atitlan grebe Amsterdam Island duck Auk, Great Auckland Island merganser

2. This bird is known only from specimens collected in 1827 on Peel Island, off the south coast of Japan. Bonin grosbeak Banggai crow Bulo Burti boubou Black mamo

3. "Incas", the last of this unique bird species, died at the Cincinnati Zoo (Ohio, USA) on February 21, 1918. Chatham Islands rail Canary Islands oystercatcher Carolina parakeet Caatinga woodpecker

4. This bird of Mauritius, the most famous extinct bird in the world, died out sometime between 1662-1690. Delalande's coucal Dusky seaside sparrow Darwin's large ground finch Dodo

5. This shorebird was once considered among the most common in the Americas. The last confirmed specimen was collected in Barbados, Lesser Antilles in 1963. Emerald, Brace's Earthcreeper, Peruvian scale-throated Ebon purple-capped fruit dove Eskimo curlew

6. The extinction of this species occurred in 1983 with the introduction of the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) to the island. Fernbird, Chatham Island Flycatcher, Guam Fruit dove, Red-moustached Flycatcher, Rueck's blue

7. Considered a pest in the late 1800's, this species had the unfortunate distinction of being deliberately hunted into extinction. Grebe, Colombian Guadalupe caracara Glaucus macaw Grand Cayman thrush

8. In 1830, the plight of this bird species attracted the attention of J. J. Audubon, a world renowned naturalist and ornithologist in whose honor the National Audubon Society is named. Hawaiian thrush Hooded seedeater Heath hen Huia

9. Widely thought of as extinct since 1999, this bird may have been sighted in 2004 and 2005 in Arkansas, USA. It was reported in April 2005 by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Ivory-billed woodpecker Imperial parrot Imperial woodpecker Iwo Jima white-browed crake

10. Of the four presumed extinct species native to Jamaica, this bird was seen as recently as 1989. Jamaican petrel Jamaican least pauraque Jamaican red macaw Jamaican golden swallow

11. Once on the brink of extinction, this flightless species continues to barely survive due mainly to a recovery plan implemented by New Zealand in the 1980's. Kakapo parrot King Island emu Kosrae starling Kioea

12. This species thrived on a small island until 1918, when a ship ran aground off the coast and released rats onto the island's shores. Lord Howe gerygone Laysan honeycreeper Laughing owl Labrador duck

13. This bird is known only from the single specimen collected on Mauke, Cook Islands by naturalist Andrew Bloxam on August 9, 1825. Mauritius blue pigeon Madagascar pochard Miyako Island kingfisher Mysterious starling

14. This species of a small island was a popular delicacy for local convicts and early settlers in the mid to late 18th century, dooming it to extinction. New Zealand little bittern North Island takahe Norfolk Island kaka Newton's parakeet

15. In 1982, Hurricane Iwa killed the last female of this o'o, a type of honeyeater, thus ensuring its extinction. O'o, Hawaii O'o, Kauai O'o, Oahu O'o, Molokai

16. "Martha", the last of a bird species that once numbered in the hundreds of millions, died at the Cincinnati Zoo (Ohio, USA) on September 1, 1914. Paradise parrot Passenger pigeon Parrot, Mascarene Pink-headed duck

17. Last seen in 1932 and thought extinct, this quail was reportedly spotted by Anwaruddin Choudhury (a noted bird watcher) in June 2006. Quail, New Zealand Quail, Himalayan mountain Quail, Manipur bush Quail, Snow mountain

18. This bird thrived on an isolated volcanic island until an 1876 eruption wiped out the species. Rail, New Caledonian Reunion Island solitaire Raoul Island scrubfowl Raiatea parakeet

19. According to popular belief, the extermination of this island bird in 1894 was caused by a cat belonging to lighthouse keeper David Lyall. Spectacled cormorant Stephens Island wren Sulu bleeding-heart Solomon Island crowned pigeon

20. Two portraits of this species discovered in 1774, one of a male and one of a female, hang in the Natural History Museum in London, England. The only two known bird specimens have since been lost. Tanna ground dove Tristan moorhen Tinamou, Magdalena Tahitian sandpiper

21. This bird was an unusual type of game bird whose ancestry can be traced back 10 million years. Ula-ai-hawane Ua Pu monarch Upland moa Undulated tinamou

22. This bird is known only from a single specimen collected in Xinjiang, China in 1929. Vaurie's nightjar Vanga, Short-toed nuthatch Vella Lavella ground dove Vinous-tinted thrush

23. This bird was eaten into extinction by starving Japanese troops during the final years of World War Two (1939-45). White-eyed river martin Warbler, Aldabra Wood rail, Samoan Wake Island rail

24. This bird, on the IUCN Red List as "threatened", can be found occupying the wet meadows and shallow marshes across Canada and Northern USA. Yellow-billed spoonbill Yakushima seven island thrush Yaldwyns wren Yellow rail

25. This species is known only from a single mysterious feather imported into England in 1871. Tweety Bird Double-banded argus pheasant Big Bird Foghorn Leghorn