Socorro Dove
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| Socorro Dove Conservation status: Extinct in the wild | ||||||||||||||
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| Zenaida graysoni Lawrence, 1871 |
The Socorro Dove (Zenaida graysoni) is a dove that is extinct in the wild. The last sighting in its natural habitat was in 1972. There are probably less than a hundred in captivity. A reintroduction is planned.
The Socorro Dove was endemic to Socorro in the Revillagigedo Islands. It was thought to have been extirpated by feral cats, but human predation and high levels of understorey grazing by sheep may also have been factors.
