last shot 09 January 1902 at Carnley's Harbor on Auckland Island for the British Museum
island tree-nesting freshwater shore dweller endemic to Auckland Islands, Pacific Ocean
specimens in London, Christchurch, New York, Dresden, Vienna, Wellington, Otago
disappeared after introduction of pigs in 1806, rats, and mice
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.49
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.178
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
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