Tahitian Sandpiper

The Tahitian Sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera, is an extinct member of the large wader family Scolopacidae that was endemic to Tahiti in French Polynesia.

The Tahitian Sandpiper is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

The Tahitian Sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera, is an extinct member of the large wader family Scolopacidae that was endemic to Tahiti in French Polynesia. It was discovered in 1773 during Captain Cook’s second voyage where it seems that a single specimen was collected, but became extinct in the nineteenth century. Only one museum specimen is known to exist. The bird's name in the Tahitian language was transcribed as toromē. More

The Tahitian Sandpiper is believed to have occurred near small streams. Two (probably) specimens taken on Moorea by William Anderson between September 30 and October 11, 1777, formed the basis for the description of the White-winged Sandpiper. More

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