Family: Upupidae (Hoopoes)

Authority: Olson, 1975

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species formerly occurred on St Helena, but is now Extinct. It was presumably driven to extinction by introduced predators and severe deforestation, persisting until the mid-1600s.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial