Bachman's wood warbler

Bachman's Warbler is possibly extinct, and was most likely never common. The last confirmed sightings were in 1988 and before that in 1961 in South Carolina. The Bachman's Warbler's last stronghold was in I'on Swamp, South Carolina. Habitat destruction was probably the main cause of its disappearance. Its extinction is not yet officially announced, because habitat remaining in Congaree National Park needs to be surveyed. Furthermore, on January 14, 2002, a bird reminiscent of a female Bachman's Warbler was filmed at Guardalavaca, Cuba. As Vermivora warblers are not known to live more than about 7 years, if the identification is correct it would imply that a breeding population managed to survive undiscovered for decades.

The Bachman's wood warbler is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Nothing known about the Bachman's wood warbler

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Parulidae
Genus : Vermivora
Species : bachmanii
Authority : (Audubon, 1833)