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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Scolopacidae .
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Examples
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Prosobonia ellisi, an extinct species of sandpiper from Moorea, Society Islands.
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Additionally, two species of Prosobonia sandpiper, 3 parrots, and 1 pigeon have become extinct since European arrival.
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The Tuamotus are the smallest area in the world with an endemic sandpiper, the Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata), which is now restricted to uninhabited, rat-free islands.
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