New Zealand Merganser
Mergus australisHombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841
English (US) New Zealand Merganser
The New Zealand Merganser (Mergus australis) 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 Auckland Islands; extinct, last reported 1902Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mergus australis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- New Zealand Merganser
- Described by
- Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841
- Type locality
- Auckland Islands.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16 p.320
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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