(the Kiritimati sandpiper). The Kiritimati population became extinct some time in the first half of the 19th century or possibly later due to introduced predators. These might have been black rats (Rattus rattus); as these were only temporarily present on Kiritimati and perhaps did not arrive until the 20th century, the feral cats which started to overrun the island in the 19th century make more likely culprits. References Further reading del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (editors) (1996): 57. Tuamotu Sandpiper. In: Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks:515, plate 43. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Greenway, James C. (1967): Sandpipers of the Tuamotu Archipelago. In: Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World (2nd ed.): 260–263. Dover Publications, New York. Hayman, Peter; Marchant, John & Prater, Tony (1986): Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. External links ARKive – images and movies of the Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) Natural History Museum: William Ellis' plate 64. Retrieved 11-SEP-2006. Tuamotu sandpiper Birds of the Tuamotus Tuamotu sandpiper Taxa named by Titian Peale Endemic birds of French Polynesia