Meller's Duck
Anas melleriSclater, PL, 1865
English (US) Meller's Duck
The Meller's Duck (Anas melleri) 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: freshwater bodies on high plateau and forested country of central and eastern Madagascar; introduced in western MauritiusRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anas melleri
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Meller's Duck
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1865
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1865
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.3 p.487 pl.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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