San Clemente wren

San Clemente wren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Thryomanes
Species:
T. bewickii
Subspecies:
T. b. leucophrys
Trinomial name
Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys
Anthony, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Thryothorus leucophrys[1]

The San Clemente wren[2] (Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys) was a subspecies of Bewick's wren.[3][4] It was mainly distributed on San Clemente Island, off the southern coast of California.[3] The San Clemente wren is extinct, with the last sighting in 1941.[2][5]

Description

The San Clemente wren measured about 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, with a wingspan of about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[1][6] The plumage on top was brown with a grey wash, with a white eye-stripe.[6] The underparts were a mix of grey and white, with the lower tail coverts having black bars.[1]

Extinction

In the early 20th century, the San Clemente wren was reported to be common on San Clemente Island.[7][8] However, habitat destruction from goats led to the demise of the species by the middle of the century.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Anthony, A. W. (1895). "A new species of Thryothorus from the Pacific coast" (PDF). The Auk. 12 (1): 51–52. doi:10.2307/4068200. JSTOR 4068200. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  3. ^ a b Oiseaux.net. "Troglodyte de Bewick - Thryomanes bewickii - Bewick's Wren". www.oiseaux.net. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  4. ^ GBIF. "Thryomanes bewickii subsp. leucophrys (Anthony, 1895) - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  5. ^ "San Clemente Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  6. ^ a b Hume, Julian P. (2017). Extinct Birds (2nd ed.). Bloomsbury Natural History. ISBN 978-1-472-93745-2.
  7. ^ Breninger, George F. (1904). "San Clemente Island and Its Birds". The Auk. 21 (2): 218–223. doi:10.2307/4070044. JSTOR 4070044.
  8. ^ Linton, C. B. (1908). "Notes from San Clemente Island". The Condor. 10 (2): 82–86. doi:10.2307/1361017. JSTOR 1361017.
  9. ^ Jones, H. Lee; Diamond, Jared M. (1976). "Short-time-base studies of turnover in breeding bird populations on the California Channel Islands" (PDF). The Condor. 78 (4): 526–549. doi:10.2307/1367103. JSTOR 1367103. Retrieved 2018-02-16.


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