There is a picture of a Toucan barbet ( wrote it however wrong, sorry... ) in the Walsrode Gallery 
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:Species we have lost over the last quarter of a century
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Don't think this has been mentioned yet but politics can also get in the way of species being lost. Apart from importation blocks there are laws which ban certain species from being imported (ex. US laws against importing any deer or mongoose species) as well as strict regulations and red tape involving working with certain species (ex. Red and Mexican Wolves in the US) that can potentially cause collections to not find the species worth the effort.
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Species we have lost......
Picking up on species not being maintained in private hands, being able to sell surplus animals may be a factor. Three species imported, bred and eventually sold by the Wildfowl Trust (as it then was): Trumpeter Swan ( then considered to be rare in the wild), Nene and Laysan Teal. All three are now common in aviculture, and most zoos do not bother with them, or need to. Unfortunately the last named is now bedevilled with colour mutations, but that's a whole other issue.
Certainly the large captive population of Nene is a useful reserve population. Maybe the Pink Pigeon could have gone the same way. Maybe the sheer difficulty of propagating it would have stopped it ever becoming common in aviculture.
Picking up on species not being maintained in private hands, being able to sell surplus animals may be a factor. Three species imported, bred and eventually sold by the Wildfowl Trust (as it then was): Trumpeter Swan ( then considered to be rare in the wild), Nene and Laysan Teal. All three are now common in aviculture, and most zoos do not bother with them, or need to. Unfortunately the last named is now bedevilled with colour mutations, but that's a whole other issue.
Certainly the large captive population of Nene is a useful reserve population. Maybe the Pink Pigeon could have gone the same way. Maybe the sheer difficulty of propagating it would have stopped it ever becoming common in aviculture.
These are good points. When species are kept for multiple generations it is common for private breeders to breed colour mutations or for large well marked animals. What is happening is rapid domestication, and these long-term populations are of limited use for restocking wild populations.
Species we have lost.....
While mutations are becoming all too common in ducks, most of the pheasant species maintained in aviculture are free of this, and at least look right. Any reintroduction project involving them, would still have to undergo a lot of selection in the rewilded state, to make up for years of inadvertent selection for invisible characteristics that help them survive in captivity. Having said that, better to have a species in an altered state, than not have it at all.
While mutations are becoming all too common in ducks, most of the pheasant species maintained in aviculture are free of this, and at least look right. Any reintroduction project involving them, would still have to undergo a lot of selection in the rewilded state, to make up for years of inadvertent selection for invisible characteristics that help them survive in captivity. Having said that, better to have a species in an altered state, than not have it at all.
Good points, but game farm strains of Ring-neck Pheasants have very poor survival when released. Their fittness to survive as wild birds compromised by years of selection in game-farms.
Agree better to have captive strains than none at all.
Other than corvids, butcherbirds and birds-of-paradise I haven't really dealt with passerines so far.... let's fix that a bit:
Broadbill taxa lost since 1990
Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) - this taxon was last held in the early 2000's at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Black-and-Yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) - this taxon was last held in 2004 at Walsrode. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Asia.
Long-tailed Broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) - this taxon was last held in 2010 at Wuppertal. There are several images of the last individual in Europe within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Pitta taxa lost since 1990
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) - this taxon was last held in 1996 at Zoo Hannover. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Giant Pitta (Pitta caerulea) - this taxon was last held in 2010 at Walsrode. There are several images of the last individual in Europe within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Elegant Pitta (Pitta elegans) - this taxon was last held in 2004 at Koln. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Bar-bellied Pitta (Pitta ellioti) - this taxon was last held in 1996 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-rumped Pitta (Pitta soror) - this taxon was last held in 2004 at Vogelpark Avifauna. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Graceful Pitta (Pitta venusta) - this taxon was last held in 2010 at Plzen. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken in 2006 at Vogelpark Avifauna:
Antbird taxa lost since 1990
Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) - this taxon was last held in 2001 at Frankfurt. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Manakin taxa lost since 1990
Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) - this taxon was last held in 2008 at Kobenhavn. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Costa Rica.
White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus) - this taxon was last held in 2005 at Tierpark Berlin. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in the USA.
Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola) - this taxon was last held in 2001 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) - this taxon was last held in 2009 at Veldhoven NOP. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken in 2007:
Red-headed Manakin (Pipra rubrocapilla) - this taxon was last held at Walsrode in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Broadbill taxa lost since 1990
Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) - this taxon was last held in the early 2000's at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Black-and-Yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) - this taxon was last held in 2004 at Walsrode. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Asia.
Long-tailed Broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) - this taxon was last held in 2010 at Wuppertal. There are several images of the last individual in Europe within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Pitta taxa lost since 1990
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) - this taxon was last held in 1996 at Zoo Hannover. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Giant Pitta (Pitta caerulea) - this taxon was last held in 2010 at Walsrode. There are several images of the last individual in Europe within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Elegant Pitta (Pitta elegans) - this taxon was last held in 2004 at Koln. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Bar-bellied Pitta (Pitta ellioti) - this taxon was last held in 1996 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-rumped Pitta (Pitta soror) - this taxon was last held in 2004 at Vogelpark Avifauna. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Graceful Pitta (Pitta venusta) - this taxon was last held in 2010 at Plzen. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken in 2006 at Vogelpark Avifauna:
Antbird taxa lost since 1990
Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) - this taxon was last held in 2001 at Frankfurt. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Manakin taxa lost since 1990
Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) - this taxon was last held in 2008 at Kobenhavn. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Costa Rica.
White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus) - this taxon was last held in 2005 at Tierpark Berlin. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in the USA.
Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola) - this taxon was last held in 2001 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) - this taxon was last held in 2009 at Veldhoven NOP. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken in 2007:
Red-headed Manakin (Pipra rubrocapilla) - this taxon was last held at Walsrode in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Wouldn't surprise me; this is the case for quite a few of the bird taxa - and even some of the mammal species - which I have highlighted thus far.
Some extremely nice, and much-missed taxa in the next batch.....
Cotinga taxa lost since 1990
Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) - last held in 2006 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Purple-breasted Cotinga (Cotinga cotinga) - last held in 2009 at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Guianan Red Cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex) - last held in 2014 at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery; however I am reasonably sure I have seen such images before, which suggests they were lost in the Great Purge. As such I suspect there is scope for photographs to be re-uploaded for this species.
Fiery-throated Fruiteater (Pipreola chlorolepidota) - last held in 1994 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) - last held in the mid-1990s at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White Bellbird (Procnias albus) - last held in 2004 at Vogelpark Avifauna. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano) - last held in 1996 at Walsrode. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken in 1988 at Walsrode:
Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) - last held in 2014 at Kobenhavn, one of several European collections to hold the taxon within the timespan in question. There are a number of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken at Barcelona in 2011:
Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) - last held in 1990 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Cotinga taxa lost since 1990
Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) - last held in 2006 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Purple-breasted Cotinga (Cotinga cotinga) - last held in 2009 at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Guianan Red Cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex) - last held in 2014 at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery; however I am reasonably sure I have seen such images before, which suggests they were lost in the Great Purge. As such I suspect there is scope for photographs to be re-uploaded for this species.
Fiery-throated Fruiteater (Pipreola chlorolepidota) - last held in 1994 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) - last held in the mid-1990s at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White Bellbird (Procnias albus) - last held in 2004 at Vogelpark Avifauna. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano) - last held in 1996 at Walsrode. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken in 1988 at Walsrode:
Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) - last held in 2014 at Kobenhavn, one of several European collections to hold the taxon within the timespan in question. There are a number of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken at Barcelona in 2011:
Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) - last held in 1990 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
A few more odds and ends from the passerines.....
Tyrant-flycatchers lost since 1990
Short-tailed Field Tyrant (Muscigralla brevicauda) - last held in the mid-1990s at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) - last held in the 2010's at Eberswalde. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Grey Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - last held in the early 1990's at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Lark taxa lost since 1990
Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) - last held in 1992 at Dresden. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - last held in 2014 at Plzen. There are a number of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken at Plzen in 2013:
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) - last held in 1998 at Tierpark Berlin. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is a photograph of a wild individual in Ethiopia; however a handful of photographs of the related Fischer's Sparrow Lark (E. leucopareia) are labelled as this taxon.
Thekla Lark (Galerida theklae) - last held in c.1994 at Dresden. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are photographs of wild individuals in Ethiopia.
Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) - last held in 2003 at Augsburg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica) - last held in 2000 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Cuckooshrike taxa lost since 1990
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) - last held in the late 1990's at Vogelpark Metelen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of a wild individual in Ethiopia.
Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) - last held in 2004 at Burgers. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) - last held in 1991 at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Long-tailed Minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) - last held in 1999 at Krefeld. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) - last held in 1994 at Krefeld. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Malaysia.
Sunda Minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) - last held in the early 2000's at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) - last held in the mid-1990's at Wuppertal. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Malaysia.
Bulbul taxa lost since 1990
Grey-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres) - last held in 2012 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) - last held in the mid-1990s at Cotswold Wildlife Park. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Common Tetraka (Bernieria madagascariensis) - last held in 2005 at Zurich. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) - last held in 2012 at Veldhoven NOP. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken at Veldhoven in 2009:
White-headed Bulbul (Cerasophila thompsoni) - last held in the early 1990's at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Yellow-bellied Greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) - last held in 1994 at Duisburg. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a wild individual in Tanzania.
Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos flavala) - last held in 1997 at Twycross. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Buff-vented Bulbul (Iole olivacea)- last held in 2004 at Newquay. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Mountain Bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) - last held in the early 2000's at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Philippine Bulbul (Ixos philippinus) - last held in 2005 at Chessington. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Brown-eared Bulbul (Microscelis amaurotis) - last held in 2013 at Selwo Aventura. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis) - last held in 1993 at Dortmund. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Gray-bellied Bulbul (Pycnonotus cyaniventris) - last held in 2011 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Puff-backed Bulbul (Pycnonotus eutilotus) - last held in 2011 at Parc Zoologique Clères. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris) - last held in 2008 at Walsrode. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in Thailand and Canada.
Olive-crowned Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) - last held in 2004 at Plzen. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a wild individual in Singapore.
Brown-breasted Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) - last held in 2002 at Paignton. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) - last held in 1994 at Hannover. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Hong Kong.
Crested Finchbill (Spizixos canifrons) - last held in the mid-2000's at Amazon World. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Tyrant-flycatchers lost since 1990
Short-tailed Field Tyrant (Muscigralla brevicauda) - last held in the mid-1990s at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) - last held in the 2010's at Eberswalde. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Grey Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - last held in the early 1990's at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Lark taxa lost since 1990
Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) - last held in 1992 at Dresden. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - last held in 2014 at Plzen. There are a number of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken at Plzen in 2013:
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) - last held in 1998 at Tierpark Berlin. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is a photograph of a wild individual in Ethiopia; however a handful of photographs of the related Fischer's Sparrow Lark (E. leucopareia) are labelled as this taxon.
Thekla Lark (Galerida theklae) - last held in c.1994 at Dresden. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are photographs of wild individuals in Ethiopia.
Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) - last held in 2003 at Augsburg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica) - last held in 2000 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Cuckooshrike taxa lost since 1990
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) - last held in the late 1990's at Vogelpark Metelen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of a wild individual in Ethiopia.
Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) - last held in 2004 at Burgers. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) - last held in 1991 at Wuppertal. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Long-tailed Minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) - last held in 1999 at Krefeld. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) - last held in 1994 at Krefeld. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Malaysia.
Sunda Minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) - last held in the early 2000's at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) - last held in the mid-1990's at Wuppertal. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Malaysia.
Bulbul taxa lost since 1990
Grey-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres) - last held in 2012 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) - last held in the mid-1990s at Cotswold Wildlife Park. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Common Tetraka (Bernieria madagascariensis) - last held in 2005 at Zurich. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) - last held in 2012 at Veldhoven NOP. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken at Veldhoven in 2009:
White-headed Bulbul (Cerasophila thompsoni) - last held in the early 1990's at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Yellow-bellied Greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) - last held in 1994 at Duisburg. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a wild individual in Tanzania.
Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos flavala) - last held in 1997 at Twycross. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Buff-vented Bulbul (Iole olivacea)- last held in 2004 at Newquay. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Mountain Bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) - last held in the early 2000's at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Philippine Bulbul (Ixos philippinus) - last held in 2005 at Chessington. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Brown-eared Bulbul (Microscelis amaurotis) - last held in 2013 at Selwo Aventura. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis) - last held in 1993 at Dortmund. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Gray-bellied Bulbul (Pycnonotus cyaniventris) - last held in 2011 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Puff-backed Bulbul (Pycnonotus eutilotus) - last held in 2011 at Parc Zoologique Clères. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris) - last held in 2008 at Walsrode. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in Thailand and Canada.
Olive-crowned Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) - last held in 2004 at Plzen. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a wild individual in Singapore.
Brown-breasted Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) - last held in 2002 at Paignton. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) - last held in 1994 at Hannover. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Hong Kong.
Crested Finchbill (Spizixos canifrons) - last held in the mid-2000's at Amazon World. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
A brief stop-press to highlight a recent loss which (given my interests) is particularly sad:
Saharan Striped Weasel (Ictonyx libycus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. There are numerous photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following image:
Thinking on it, I might as well do an actual catch-up post of taxa lost since I started this thread....... rather than do a comprehensive list of species lost since I started this thread, I'll just highlight the most noteworthy:
Pallid Scops-owl (Otus brucei) - last held in 2016 at Scottish Owl Centre. There are a small number of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph of the last individual in Europe.
Javan Surili (Presbytis comata) - last held in 2015 at Howletts. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Spotted Fanaloka (Fossa fossana) - last held in 2015 at RSCC. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium cottoni) - last held in 2015 at Dvur Kralove. There are many images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph of the final individual in Europe months before her death:
Arabian Mountain Gazelle (Gazella cora) - last held in 2015 at Blackpool. There are many images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following image of the last individual in Europe:
Saharan Striped Weasel (Ictonyx libycus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. There are numerous photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following image:
Thinking on it, I might as well do an actual catch-up post of taxa lost since I started this thread....... rather than do a comprehensive list of species lost since I started this thread, I'll just highlight the most noteworthy:
Pallid Scops-owl (Otus brucei) - last held in 2016 at Scottish Owl Centre. There are a small number of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph of the last individual in Europe.
Javan Surili (Presbytis comata) - last held in 2015 at Howletts. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Spotted Fanaloka (Fossa fossana) - last held in 2015 at RSCC. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph:
Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium cottoni) - last held in 2015 at Dvur Kralove. There are many images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph of the final individual in Europe months before her death:
Arabian Mountain Gazelle (Gazella cora) - last held in 2015 at Blackpool. There are many images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following image of the last individual in Europe:
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sooty mangabey
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What has happened to RSCC's Fanaloka? They had - at least 1.1.1. - and they were still present and (apparently) thriving when the IZES meeting was there in October.
To the best of my knowedge these were one of the taxa - along with the ring-tailed vontsira and clouded leopard - which Todd has kept hold of as part of his private collection.
I thought he'd kept fosa and boky-boky too? Or was I misinformed?
I believe his Fossa and Boky have left for other collections.
I know that some boky have turned up elsewhere but I wasn't sure how many he had. At least these have stayed in the UK!
Any idea where the fosa went?
Another recent loss is the Proboscus monkey, last held at Apenheul - the Netherlands untill 2015 
. There are quite a number of photos of this species in the Gallery like this one :
http://www.zoochat.com/159/proboscis-monkey-425833/
. There are quite a number of photos of this species in the Gallery like this one :http://www.zoochat.com/159/proboscis-monkey-425833/
Leafbird taxa lost since 1990
Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) - last held in 2013 at Prague, one of several European collections to hold the taxon within the timespan in question. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including this image of an individual at Tierpark Berlin in 2008:
Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) - last held in 2009 at Warsaw. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sumatran Leafbird (Chloropsis media) - last held in 2007 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Palawan Leafbird (Chloropsis palawanensis) - last held in 1994 at Tiergarten Heidelberg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-masked Leafbird (Chloropsis venusta) - last held in 2005 at Augsburg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Iora taxa lost since 1990
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) - last held in 1996 at Arnhem. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Waxwing taxa lost since 1990
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - last held in c.2000 at Basel. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive and wild individuals in North America.
Japanese Waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) - last held in 2013 at Zurich Voliere, with several other collections holding the taxon within the timespan in question. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Wren taxa lost since 1990
Band-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) - last held in 1999 at Dortmund. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Superciliated Wren (Thryothorus superciliaris) - last held in the mid-1990s at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Mimid taxa lost since 1990
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - last held in 1995 at Vogelpark Metelen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild and captive individuals in North America.
Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) - last held in 2002 at Dierenpark Emmen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in Asia.
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - last held in 2002 at Dierenpark Emmen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in North America.
Chat taxa lost since 1990
Blue Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) - last held in 2000 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-capped Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) - last held in 2007 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sunda Robin (Cinclidium diana) - last held in 2005 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) - last held in 2005 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) - last held in 1996 at Heidelberg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sunda Forktail (Enicurus velatus) - last held in 2000 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Japanese Robin (Erithacus akahige) - last held in 2007 at Walsrode. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Japan.
Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) - last held in 2006 at Ausgburg. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of wild individuals in China.
Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia) - last held in the mid-1990s at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-tailed Rubythroat (Luscinia pectoralis) - last held in 2012 at Prague. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Rufous-tailed Robin (Luscinia sibilans) - last held in 2001 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-capped Rock-thrush (Monticola cinclorhynchus) - last held in 1999 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-throated Rock-thrush (Monticola gularis) - last held in 1994 at Dresden. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-tailed Blue Robin (Myiomela leucura) - last held in 2000 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sumatran Whistling-thrush (Myophonus castaneus) - last held in 2009 at Chester. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) - last held in 2003 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus) - last held in 2015 at Zoopark Zajezd, one of several collections to hold the taxon within the timespan in question. There are several images of this taxon, including the following photograph taken in 2011 at Plzen:
White-throated Redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps) - last held in 1999 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-starred Robin (Pogonocichla stellata) - last held in 2006 at Augsburg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Plumbeous Water Redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa) - last held in 2008 at Munster. Although held in several collections within the timespan in question, there are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Golden Bush-robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus) - last held in 1992 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) - last held in 2007 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) - last held in 2013 at Prague, one of several European collections to hold the taxon within the timespan in question. There are a handful of images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including this image of an individual at Tierpark Berlin in 2008:
Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) - last held in 2009 at Warsaw. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sumatran Leafbird (Chloropsis media) - last held in 2007 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Palawan Leafbird (Chloropsis palawanensis) - last held in 1994 at Tiergarten Heidelberg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-masked Leafbird (Chloropsis venusta) - last held in 2005 at Augsburg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Iora taxa lost since 1990
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) - last held in 1996 at Arnhem. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Waxwing taxa lost since 1990
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - last held in c.2000 at Basel. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive and wild individuals in North America.
Japanese Waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) - last held in 2013 at Zurich Voliere, with several other collections holding the taxon within the timespan in question. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Wren taxa lost since 1990
Band-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) - last held in 1999 at Dortmund. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Superciliated Wren (Thryothorus superciliaris) - last held in the mid-1990s at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Mimid taxa lost since 1990
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - last held in 1995 at Vogelpark Metelen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild and captive individuals in North America.
Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) - last held in 2002 at Dierenpark Emmen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in Asia.
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - last held in 2002 at Dierenpark Emmen. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in North America.
Chat taxa lost since 1990
Blue Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) - last held in 2000 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-capped Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) - last held in 2007 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sunda Robin (Cinclidium diana) - last held in 2005 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) - last held in 2005 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) - last held in 1996 at Heidelberg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sunda Forktail (Enicurus velatus) - last held in 2000 at Walsrode. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Japanese Robin (Erithacus akahige) - last held in 2007 at Walsrode. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Japan.
Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) - last held in 2006 at Ausgburg. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of wild individuals in China.
Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia) - last held in the mid-1990s at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-tailed Rubythroat (Luscinia pectoralis) - last held in 2012 at Prague. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Rufous-tailed Robin (Luscinia sibilans) - last held in 2001 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-capped Rock-thrush (Monticola cinclorhynchus) - last held in 1999 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-throated Rock-thrush (Monticola gularis) - last held in 1994 at Dresden. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-tailed Blue Robin (Myiomela leucura) - last held in 2000 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sumatran Whistling-thrush (Myophonus castaneus) - last held in 2009 at Chester. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) - last held in 2003 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus) - last held in 2015 at Zoopark Zajezd, one of several collections to hold the taxon within the timespan in question. There are several images of this taxon, including the following photograph taken in 2011 at Plzen:
White-throated Redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps) - last held in 1999 at Vogelpark Metelen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
White-starred Robin (Pogonocichla stellata) - last held in 2006 at Augsburg. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Plumbeous Water Redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa) - last held in 2008 at Munster. Although held in several collections within the timespan in question, there are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Golden Bush-robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus) - last held in 1992 at Tierpark Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) - last held in 2007 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.