Troglodytes a. martinicensis (Martinique House Wren)

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* Martinique House Wren, Troglodytes aedon martinicensis (Martinique, Caribbean, c.1890)

Another subspecies of the (Southern, as T. musculus martinicensis) House Wren.

www.animalloverworld.com/birds/Probably_extinct_birds.html

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Troglodytes aedon martinicensis last seen in 1886

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sebbe wrote

Martinique wren
Not too fond of people

The last record of a Martinique Wren Troglodytes aedon martinicensis Sclater, 1866 dates from 1886. This subspecies of the House Wren appeared to be rare as early as in 1879, when it was reported to occur in the forests of the hills and riverbanks on the island of Martinique. Apparently, the bird avoided human settlements. This is quite surprising, considering that on the mainland House Wrens live in towns and gardens. Probably the Martinique Wren was exterminated by rats, cats and mongooses before it had the chance to adapt itself. Closely related wrens on Grenada, however, did not suffer from the introduction of these animals.


Martinique Wren.


It didn't live to see Mount Pelée erupt
It is sometimes suggested that the eruption of Mount Pelée in 1902 caused the extinction of the wren. Most certainly it did have a disastrous effect on the fauna of the island. It may have caused, for instance, the extinction of the Martinique muskrat. However, almost certainly the Martinique Wren had already vanished before 1902.

The museum collection
Specimens of the Martinique Wren are kept in Tring, Chicago, New York and Cambridge ( Massachusetts). Nothing is known about the provenance of the skin in the National Museum of Natural History, except that it is from Martinique.

www.naturalis.nl/300pearls/

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from above website

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carlos wrote

Martinique Wren Troglodytes aedon martinicensis Sclater, 1866


RMNH 110.001: adult, Martinique.
Exterminated by rats and cats
The last record of a Martinique Wren dates from 1886. This subspecies of the House Wren appeared to be rare by 1879, when it was reported to occur in the forests of the hills and riverbanks on the island of Martinique. Apparently the bird avoided human settlements. This is quite surprising, considering that on the mainland House Wrens live in towns and gardens. Probably the Martinique Wren was exterminated by rats, cats and mongooses before it had a chance to adapt itself. Closely related Wrens on Grenada did not suffer from the introduction of these animals. The eruption of Mount Pelée in 1902, by some supposed to have caused the extinction of the Wren, certainly did have a disastrous effect on the fauna of the island: it may have caused, for instance, the extinction of the Martinique Muskrat. However, almost certainly the Martinique Wren had already vanished before 1902.

Museum specimens
Specimens of the Martinique Wren are kept in the United Kingdom (Tring), Chicago, New York and Cambridge (Massachusetts). Nothing is known about the provenance of the skin in the Leiden Museum, except that it is from Martinique.

ip30.eti.uva.nl/naturalis/detail?lang=uk&id=2

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Encyclopaedia of Birds By Arvind N. Shukla, Rajiv Tyagi

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Jouanin, Christian. (1962). Inventaire des oiseaux éteints ou en voie d’extinction conservés au Muséum de Paris. Terre et Vie 109: 275-301.

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AOS committee members have commented on this proposal and it will most likely fail to pass.

Treat Caribbean Island populations of Troglodytes aedon (House Wren) as seven species.

americanornithology.org/nacc/current-prior-proposals/2022-proposals/comments-2022-b/