Endling
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An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct. The word was coined in correspondence in the scientific journal Nature.
The last known thylacine (Tasmanian tiger), photographed at Hobart Zoo in 1933
Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914.
A dusky seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens), officially declared extinct in 1990
A quagga mare at the London Zoo in 1870. This is the only specimen photographed alive.
Kauaʻi ʻōʻō
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The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō or ʻōʻōʻāʻā is an extinct species of ʻōʻō that was endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. It was the last species of Hawaiian honeyeater to exist; the entire family is now officiall
Endling
…sparrow (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens), who died on 17 June 1987 at the Discovery Island zoological park at Walt Disney World Resort. The last known Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (Moho braccatus) was recorded singing a mating call on Kauai in 1987 by David Boynton. The bird is believed to have been killed by Hurricane Iniki in…
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Adult and juvenile Moho braccatus
Specimen, Bishop Museum, Honolulu