Quejada, Jett Nigel R.

9-Ogilvie

Holocene extinctions

Elephas

Asian elephant
E. maximus

Introduced in the ca. 13th-16th century from Sabah in the reign of the Sultanate of Sulu, and
1600s Elephantidae
became extinct on Maguindanao due to Poaching, trophy hunting, and habitat destruction

Sus

Cebu warty pig

S. cebifrons cebifrons

200 The Cebu warty pig previously lived on the island of Cebu before becoming extinct in modern times,
Suidae
0 primarily due to habitat destruction and human exploitation. The subspecies was declared extinct in 2000.

Penelopides

Ticao tarictic hornbill

P. panini ticaensis

197 A subspecies of the Visayan tarictic hornbill that lived in Ticao island. It was declared extinct by the
Bucerotidae
1 year 2013 and last seen in 1971 due to lowland deforestation and hunting.
Antigone

Luzon sarus crane

A. antigone luzonica

1960s Gruidae Species extirpated in the Philippines, subspecies became extinct in the 1960s due to hunting.

Oriolus

Cebu dark-throated oriole

O. steerii assimilis

190 Initially considered a separate species by Tweede in 1878. Last sighted in 1906 and is believed extinct due
Oriolidae
6 to deforestation.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/nationalmuseumofthephilippines/posts/the-nationalmuseumph-celebrates-
the-worldelephantdayas-the-worlds-largest-living/3484057798285180/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals_of_the_Philippines

http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/visayan-hornbill-penelopides-panini/text

https://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/birds/Passeriformes/Oriolidae/Oriolus-steerii