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Extinct

No longer breeding in a particular area. Although a number of bird species have become extinct in the British Isles during historical times, only one of these, the Great Auk Pinguinus impennis, has suffered worldwide extinction.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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