Christmas sandpiper

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Kiritimati sandpiper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Prosobonia
Species:
† P. cancellata
Binomial name
Prosobonia cancellata
JF Gmelin, 1789

The Kiritimati sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) was a small shorebird. It became extinct some time in the first half of the 19th century. It was endemic to Kiritimati (or Christmas) Island in Kiribati.

  • William Ellis' image
    William Ellis' image

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN


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