List of extinct species
List of extinct birds grows every year, 160 species that are extinct for last 500 years. The most endangered birds are island and flightless species, such as extinct dodo bird, lived in Mauritius in 17th century. But sometimes even flying and not threatened species come to the list of extinct birds, infamous fact about Passenger pigeon that was hunted close to extinction at the beginning of 20th century.
Birds that are extincts
160 species
44 families
20 orders
Number of displayed species: 160
- Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Mauritius Sheldgoose / Alopochen mauritiana Mauritius SheldgooseEX
- Reunion Sheldgoose / Alopochen kervazoi Reunion SheldgooseEX
- Crested Shelduck / Tadorna cristata Crested ShelduckCR
- Amsterdam Wigeon / Mareca marecula Amsterdam WigeonEX
- Mascarene Teal / Anas theodori Mascarene TealEX
- Pink-headed Duck / Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Pink-headed DuckCR
- Labrador Duck / Camptorhynchus labradorius Labrador DuckEX
- New Zealand Merganser / Mergus australis New Zealand MerganserEX
- Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Bonin Wood Pigeon / Columba versicolor Bonin Wood PigeonEX
- Ryukyu Wood Pigeon / Columba jouyi Ryukyu Wood PigeonEX
- Rodrigues Pigeon / Nesoenas rodericanus Rodrigues PigeonEX
- Passenger Pigeon / Ectopistes migratorius Passenger PigeonEX
- Spotted Green Pigeon / Caloenas maculata Spotted Green PigeonEX
- Norfolk Ground Dove / Pampusana norfolkensis Norfolk Ground DoveNE
- Tanna Ground Dove / Pampusana ferruginea Tanna Ground DoveEX
- Thick-billed Ground Dove / Pampusana salamonis Thick-billed Ground DoveEX
- Choiseul Pigeon / Microgoura meeki Choiseul PigeonEX
- Dodo / Raphus cucullatus DodoEX
- Rodrigues Solitaire / Pezophaps solitaria Rodrigues SolitaireEX
- Red-moustached Fruit Dove / Ptilinopus mercierii Red-moustached Fruit DoveEX
- Mauritius Blue Pigeon / Alectroenas nitidissimus Mauritius Blue PigeonEX
- Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Reunion Rail / Dryolimnas augusti Reunion RailEX
- Hawkins's Rail / Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Hawkins's RailEX
- Chatham Rail / Cabalus modestus Chatham RailEX
- Bar-winged Rail / Hypotaenidia poeciloptera Bar-winged RailEX
- Dieffenbach's Rail / Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii Dieffenbach's RailEX
- Tahiti Rail / Hypotaenidia pacifica Tahiti RailEX
- Wake Island Rail / Hypotaenidia wakensis Wake Island RailEX
- Tristan Moorhen / Gallinula nesiotis Tristan MoorhenEX
- Samoan Woodhen / Gallinula pacifica Samoan WoodhenCR
- Mascarene Coot / Fulica newtonii Mascarene CootEX
- White Swamphen / Porphyrio albus White SwamphenEX
- North Island Takahe / Porphyrio mantelli North Island TakaheEX
- Ascension Crake / Mundia elpenor Ascension CrakeEX
- St. Helena Rail / Aphanocrex podarces St. Helena RailEX
- St. Helena Crake / Zapornia astrictocarpus St. Helena CrakeEX
- Kosrae Crake / Zapornia monasa Kosrae CrakeEX
- Tahiti Crake / Zapornia nigra Tahiti CrakeEX
- Hawaiian Rail / Zapornia sandwichensis Hawaiian RailEX
- Laysan Rail / Zapornia palmeri Laysan RailEX
- Red Rail / Aphanapteryx bonasia Red RailEX
- Rodrigues Rail / Erythromachus leguati Rodrigues RailEX
- Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Kiritimati Sandpiper / Prosobonia cancellata Kiritimati SandpiperEX
- Tahiti Sandpiper / Prosobonia leucoptera Tahiti SandpiperEX
- Moorea Sandpiper / Prosobonia ellisi Moorea SandpiperEX
- North Island Snipe / Coenocorypha barrierensis North Island SnipeEX
- South Island Snipe / Coenocorypha iredalei South Island SnipeEX
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
- Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- New Zealand Bittern / Ixobrychus novaezelandiae New Zealand BitternEX
- Ascension Night Heron / Nycticorax olsoni Ascension Night HeronNE
- Reunion Night Heron / Nycticorax duboisi Reunion Night HeronEX
- Mauritius Night Heron / Nycticorax mauritianus Mauritius Night HeronEX
- Rodrigues Night Heron / Nycticorax megacephalus Rodrigues Night HeronEX
- Bermuda Night Heron / Nyctanassa carcinocatactes Bermuda Night HeronEX
- Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- New Zealand Parrots / Strigopidae New Zealand Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
- Mascarene Parrot / Mascarinus mascarinus Mascarene ParrotEX
- Oceanic Eclectus / Eclectus infectus Oceanic EclectusEX
- Seychelles Parakeet / Psittacula wardi Seychelles ParakeetEX
- Newton's Parakeet / Psittacula exsul Newton's ParakeetEX
- Mascarene Grey Parakeet / Psittacula bensoni Mascarene Grey ParakeetEX
- Paradise Parrot / Psephotellus pulcherrimus Paradise ParrotEX
- Lord Howe Parakeet / Cyanoramphus subflavescens Lord Howe ParakeetNE
- Macquarie Parakeet / Cyanoramphus erythrotis Macquarie ParakeetNE
- Black-fronted Parakeet / Cyanoramphus zealandicus Black-fronted ParakeetEX
- Raiatea Parakeet / Cyanoramphus ulietanus Raiatea ParakeetEX
- New Caledonian Lorikeet / Vini diadema New Caledonian LorikeetCR (PE)
- Broad-billed Parrot / Lophopsittacus mauritianus Broad-billed ParrotEX
- Rodrigues Parrot / Necropsittacus rodricanus Rodrigues ParrotEX
- Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- New Zealand Wrens / Acanthisittidae New Zealand Wrens
- Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura / Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Honeyeaters / Meliphagidae Honeyeaters
- Australasian Warblers / Acanthizidae Australasian Warblers
- New Zealand Wattlebirds / Callaeidae New Zealand Wattlebirds
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
- Oos / Mohoidae Oos
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
- Aldabra Brush Warbler / Nesillas aldabrana Aldabra Brush WarblerEX
- Nightingale Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus luscinius Nightingale Reed WarblerEX
- Aguiguan Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus nijoi Aguiguan Reed WarblerEX
- Pagan Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus yamashinae Pagan Reed WarblerEX
- Mangareva Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus astrolabii Mangareva Reed WarblerEX
- Moorea Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus longirostris Moorea Reed WarblerCR
- Garrett's Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus musae Garrett's Reed WarblerEX
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Bonin Grosbeak / Carpodacus ferreorostris Bonin GrosbeakEX
- Poo-uli / Melamprosops phaeosoma Poo-uliEX
- Kakawahie / Paroreomyza flammea KakawahieEX
- Lesser Koa Finch / Rhodacanthis flaviceps Lesser Koa FinchEX
- Greater Koa Finch / Rhodacanthis palmeri Greater Koa FinchEX
- Kona Grosbeak / Chloridops kona Kona GrosbeakEX
- Ou / Psittirostra psittacea OuCR (PE)
- Lanai Hookbill / Dysmorodrepanis munroi Lanai HookbillEX
- Hawaii Mamo / Drepanis pacifica Hawaii MamoEX
- Black Mamo / Drepanis funerea Black MamoEX
- Ula-ai-hawane / Ciridops anna Ula-ai-hawaneEX
- Laysan Honeycreeper / Himatione fraithii Laysan HoneycreeperEX
- Greater Amakihi / Viridonia sagittirostris Greater AmakihiEX
- Lesser Akialoa / Akialoa obscura Lesser AkialoaEX
- Oahu Akialoa / Akialoa ellisiana Oahu AkialoaEX
- Kauai Akialoa / Akialoa stejnegeri Kauai AkialoaEX
- Maui-nui Akialoa / Akialoa lanaiensis Maui-nui AkialoaEX
- Oahu Nukupuu / Hemignathus lucidus Oahu NukupuuEX
- Oahu Akepa / Loxops wolstenholmei Oahu AkepaEX
- New World Sparrows / Passerellidae New World Sparrows
- Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds / Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Tanagers & Allies / Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies