The Saint Helena cuckoo (''Nannococcyx psix'') is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

bird. It was confirmed to have previously existed by a single

humerus The humerus (; ) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius and ulna, and consists of three sections. The humeral upper extremity consists of a roun ...

. Compared to other cuckoos, it was relatively small, and it probably lived in forests on the island of

Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...

. Its extinction was a result of deforestation on the island in the 18th century.

References

BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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Saint Helena cuckoo The Saint Helena cuckoo (''Nannococcyx psix'') is an extinct bird. It was confirmed to have previously existed by a single humerus. Compared to other cuckoos, it was relatively small, and it probably lived in forests on the island of Saint Hel ...

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Extinct birds of Atlantic islands Bird extinctions since 1500