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Justification of Red List category
This species became Extinct presumably around the 1850s as a result of predation by invasive mammals.

Population justification
None remain.

Trend justification
Very little is known about this species. It presumably went extinct by the 1850s due to introduced predatory mammals, primarily cats.

The type specimen was collected in 1778 on Kiritimati (= Christmas Island), Kiribati (Walters 1993).

Presumed to be similar to P. parvirostris.

This species was presumably driven to extinction by introduced predatory mammals, especially cats and rats.

Text account compilers
Vine, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Christmas Sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/christmas-sandpiper-prosobonia-cancellata on 04/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 04/12/2024.