New Zealand Scaup
Aythya novaeseelandiae(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) New Zealand Scaup
The New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) 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: North and South islands (New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- New Zealand Scaup
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas novoe Seelandioe
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- New Zealand = Dusky Sound, South Island, New Zealand, fide G. Forster, 1777, Voyage World, 1, p. 168.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.541
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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