Related Species:	GA'KARISU ( Nightingale Reed-Warbler )
General Facts:	Endangered Species, Endemic to the Marianas, Extinct
Specific Habitat:	Lived in the wetlands of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan.
Sources of Food:	Plants, seeds, and insects
Predators in the Wild:	NONE
Ecological Importance:	They played an important role in the wetland food chain
Threatening Factors:	It became extinct because of overhunting and the loss of freshwater marshes
Preserving this Species:	There was a captive breeding program unfortunately the birds did not reproduce
Additional Facts	Last sighting was in1979 on Saipan and the last sighting on Guam was in 1967 near U.S. Naval Station

Funded by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs administered by the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Department of Agriculture, and the Guam Coastal Management Program, Bureau of Planning, Government of Guam pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA270Z0331-01.