Lord Howe Gerygone (Gerygone insularis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Lord Howe Gerygone Gerygone insularis

Current view: summary

Family: Acanthizidae (Thornbills)

Authority: Ramsay, 1879

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia, but was driven Extinct by the depredations of introduced rats. It was last recorded in 1928, with none found on a survey in 1936.

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Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Gerygone insularis. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lord-howe-gerygone-gerygone-insularis on 26/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 26/09/2023.