Dark extinction: The problem of unknown historical extinctions
Cite this dataset
Cronk, Quentin; Boehm, Mannfred M. A.; Cronk, Quentin C. B. (2022). Dark extinction: The problem of unknown historical extinctions [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wstqjq2kb
Abstract
Methods
List of all birds (csv format) known to exist after 1500 CE with: whether extant, extinction date (if extinct), date of first taxonomic description. The dataset is compiled from various publically available sources mainly:
Szabo, J.K., Khwaja, N., Garnett, S.T. & Butchart, S.H.M. 2012 Global Patterns and Drivers of Avian Extinctions at the Species and Subspecies Level. Plos One 7. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047080).
BirdLife. 2019 Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 4.
Usage notes
This list is compiled as of 2019. Birds extant in 2019 are given a placeholder date of last record ("extinction date") of 2019.
Funding
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Award: RGPIN-2014-05820
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Award: GC-2017-Q4-00199