Réunion ibis [SEP] parent taxon
Réunion ibis
The Réunion ibis or Réunion sacred ibis ("Threskiornis solitarius") is an extinct species of ibis that was endemic to the volcanic island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The first subfossil remains were found in 1974, and the ibis was first scientifically described in 1987. Its closest relatives are the Malagasy sacred ibis, the African sacred ibis, and the straw-necked ibis.
Travellers' accounts from the 17th and 18th centuries described a white bird on Réunion that flew with difficulty and preferred solitude,
bird species Sphenisciformes.
Penguins
- The Chatham penguin, "Eudyptes" sp. (Chatham Islands, SW Pacific), is only known from subfossil bones, but a bird kept captive at some time between 1867 and 1872 might refer to this taxon.
Extinct bird species Columbiformes.
Pigeons, doves and dodos
For the "Réunion solitaire", see Réunion ibis.
- Saint Helena dove, "Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos", possibly survived into the Modern Era.
- Passenger pigeon, "Ectopistes migratorius" (