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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
21/05/2024 02:38:46 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
CR
Laysan Duck*
Id (Atlas):
Anas laysanensis
Description (10 )
Laysan Duck
© wildfowl-photography.co.uk
Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
41 cm
First Described (Guide )
Rothschild, 1892
Habitat
Wetlands, including hyper-saline lakes.
USA (B).
Laysan (Hawaiian Islands). Introduced to Midway Atoll.
 
Population
Estimated population is 888 - 1,064 (2010) and increasing.
Status CR
Habitat destruction and degradation and predation by introduced mammals are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Males have low, soft, hoarse 'quek', females quack.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)... )
Listen to XC121675
Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis ) [XC121675 ]
by david m from Sand Island Midway Atoll, United States (call)
Listen to XC862232
Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis ) [XC862232 ]
by Percy Ulsamer from Brackish Seep, Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Laysan Duck see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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