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 CR    Crested Shelduck* Id (Atlas):
    Tadorna cristata

Description (8)
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Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
60 - 63 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kuroda, 1917)

Habitat
Coastal wetlands and rivers.

Range (Guide)
Japan (E) (B), Russia (Asian), South Korea.

Unknown to China (mainland).

Ussuriland, north-eastern China, Korea. Also visited Japan.
 
Population
Estimated population is <50 (2010).

Status CR
Presumed extinct. Last reliable sighting of one male and females was in May 1964 on islands south of Vladivostok, Russia. Unsubstantiated reports from north-eastern China (1970's, 1980's) and southern China (1990).

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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