Rodrigues Pigeon
Alectroenas rodericana

Range and population
Alectroenas rodericana is known from subfossil bones from Rodrigues, Mauritius², and descriptions from Leguat in 1708 and from Tafforet in 1726¹ . It presumably became extinct in the first half of the 18th century, possibly due to the depredations of introduced rats¹

St Helena Dove
Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos

Range and population
Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos is known only from fossil remains from St Helena (to UK ), where it presumably became extinct following the island's colonisation in 1502².

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