last shot at La Vega, Cuba in 1864; possibly survived in Zapata Swamp until 1885
palm-nesting fruitivore endemic to swamps in Cuba; possibly other varieties elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles, Hispanola, and Jamaica that became extinct even earlier
specimens in London, Washington, and Boston
disappeared after hunting for food and nests robbed for the pet trade
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.148
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.315
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.211
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.109
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