The Great Auk: its extraordinary life, hideous death and mysterious afterlife and The last of its kind: the search for the Great Auk and the discovery of extinction
Abstract
The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) was the first bird species to go extinct while being observed and documented, and its demise helped to formulate the concept of extinction and the need to conserv...
Fields of Study & Subjects
History of Science and Natural History
Avian ecology and behavior
Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Volume
- 138
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 179–181
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN