Reunion Sheldgoose
Alopochen kervazoi(Cowles, GS, 1994)
English (US) Reunion Sheldgoose
The Reunion Sheldgoose (Alopochen kervazoi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: formerly Réunion; extinct, likely since late 1600sRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Alopochen kervazoi
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Reunion Sheldgoose
- Described by
- (Cowles, GS, 1994)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Mascarenachen kervazoi
- Described by
- (Cowles, GS, 1994)
- Original description
- Geobios 27(1) p.87-93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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