Taxonomic note
Monotypic.
Taxonomic source(s)
Brooks, T. 2000. Extinct species. In: BirdLife International (ed.), Threatened Birds of the World, pp. 701-708. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona and Cambridge, U.K.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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D | D | D1 |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2024 | Extinct | |
2016 | Extinct | |
2012 | Extinct | |
2008 | Extinct | |
2004 | Extinct | |
2000 | Extinct | |
1994 | Extinct | |
1988 | Extinct |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | medium |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | 0 mature individuals | good | estimated | - |
Population trend | - | - | - | |
Generation length | 2.44 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: No extant population remains.
Trend justification: This species is thought to have gone extinct around 1640 (Lewis 2008), known only from subfossil remains (Hume 2017), but little is known about the causes of its decline. The arrival of Europeans on St Helena Island in 1502 likely was the beginning of its decline, and habitat loss, the introduction of rats and cats, and possibly a loss of invertebrate prey items all likely contributed to its extinction (Hume 2017).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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St Helena (to UK) | extinct | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Forest | Temperate | major | resident |
Grassland | Temperate | possible | resident |
Shrubland | Temperate | major | resident |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Past, Unlikely to Return | Unknown | Unknown | Past Impact | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Past, Unlikely to Return | Unknown | Unknown | Past Impact | ||||||
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Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases | Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Unspecified species | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Past, Unlikely to Return | Majority (50-90%) | Unknown | Past Impact | ||||||
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Saint Helena Hoopoe Upupa antaios. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/saint-helena-hoopoe-upupa-antaios on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.