Laysan Duck
Anas laysanensisRothschild, LW, 1892
English (US) Laysan Duck
The Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) 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: Laysan Island (northwestern Hawaiian Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anas laysanensis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Laysan Duck
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1892
No guides listed yet for Laysan Duck
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1892
- Type locality
- Laysan Island.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 1, no.4 p.17
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Ducks, Swans, and Geese
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Meller's Duck
Anas melleri
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Philippine Duck
Anas luzonica
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Hawaiian Duck
Anas wyvilliana
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Anas zonorhyncha
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Looking for a different species?