Extinction
The fate of the Lord Howe Starling was sealed in June 1918 when the SS Makambo grounded at Ned's Beach, thus allowing Black Rats to leave the vessel and overrun the island. Within two years 40% of Lord Howe's endemic bird species were extinct, including the Lord Howe Fantail, Lord Howe Gerygone, and Robust White-eye. The Lord Howe Starling vanished by 1919.
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