Seychelles Turtle Dove (Streptopelia picturata rostrata)

last observed ca. 1940 on Mahe Island
island scrub forest brush dweller herbivore endemic to Seychelles Islands
specimens in London and Washington
disappeared after deforestation and hybridization with Madagascan Turtle Doves
References:

Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.102

Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.303

King, W. (1981)

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