Scientific Name:
Prosobonia sauli
Henderson Sandpiper Fact File
Distribution: (Formally) Henderson Island, Pitcairn group.
Conservation Status: Extinct
Subspecies: None – Monotypic
A new species of Polynesian sandpiper has been described from Henderson Island in the Pitcairn group, and has been officially named Prosobonia sauli sp. nov.. Sadly though it is already extinct and was described from a number of Holocene fossils collected during the Sir Peter Scott Commemorative Expedition (1991-1992).
Current conservation efforts
None
Gallery
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