Guadaloupe Wren (Troglodytes musculus guadaloupensis)

last female collected by G. Nobile on 13 July 1914 at Sainte Rose, Guadaloupe; last observed in 1969
island second growth ground-nesting insectivore endemic to Guadaloupe, Lesser Antilles Islands
specimens in Boston, Chicago, London, and New York
disappeared after introduction of mongoose, rats, and cats; also declined with devegetation
References:

Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.176

Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.372

Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.110

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Causes	Endangerment	Pleistocene Timing	Pleistocene Origin	101 Calendar
Historical Era	Birds Map	Mammals Map	References	358 Calendar

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