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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Labrador Duck* |
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Camptorhynchus labradorius |
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Description (10)
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Labrador Duck
© flickr.com
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Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
57 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)
Habitat
Estuaries, sandy shorelines, sandbars, spits, pebbly shorelines.
Canada (E) (B), USA (E) (NB).
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Gulf of St Lawrence and coastal Labrador, Canada, wintering from Nova Scotia south to Chesapeake Bay, USA.
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Status EX
Extinct. The last confirmed specimen was shot on Long Island, New York, in 1875. Shooting and trapping on its winter quarters and overharvesting of eggs and birds on the breeding grounds probably were major factors.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Forages in shallow bays, harbors and estuaries.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Labrador Duck see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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