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Meller's duck (Anas melleri) is a species of the dabbling duck genus Anas.It is endemic to eastern Madagascar.Although a population was established on Mauritius in the mid-18th century, this is on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss and competition by feral domestic ducks. [2]
A. s. sparsa Eyton 1838 (South African black duck) Anas melleri Sclater 1865 (Meller's duck) EN C2a(ii) Anas undulata Dubois 1839 (yellow-billed duck) LC. A. u. ruppelli Blyth 1855 (northern yellow-billed duck) A. u. undulata Dubois 1839 (southern yellow-billed duck) Anas laysanensis Rothschild 1892 (Laysan duck) CR B1ac(iv)
African black duck: Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838: 94 Yellow-billed duck: Anas undulata Dubois, CF, 1838: 95 Meller's duck: Anas melleri Sclater, PL, 1865: 96 Pacific black duck: Anas superciliosa Gmelin, JF, 1789: 97 Laysan duck: Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892: 98 Hawaiian duck: Anas wyvilliana Sclater, PL, 1878: 99 Philippine duck: Anas luzonica ...
Laysan duck: Anas laysanensis: 500-680 [21] CR [21] [21] No total population estimate is given due to the birds rarity. [21] Bernier's teal: Anas bernieri: 630-1,900 [22] EN [22] [23] Total population is not given. This estimate for mature individuals is based on multiple counts over the years. [22] Blue duck: Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos: 1,200 ...
This has created conservation concerns for relatives of the mallard, such as the Hawaiian duck, [124] [125] the New Zealand grey duck (A. s. superciliosa) subspecies of the Pacific black duck, [124] [126] the American black duck, [127] [128] the mottled duck, [129] Meller's duck, [130] the yellow-billed duck, [123] and the Mexican duck, [124 ...
Meller's duck, possibly successfully introduced to Mauritius; unsuccessfully introduced to Réunion Blue-winged teal , possibly introduced to the Hawaiian Islands Northern pintail , successfully introduced to Île Saint-Paul and Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean ; unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand
Earlier, it was proposed that Meller's duck, also from Madagascar, is the closest living relative of A. theodori, but as more remains of the latter were unearthed this appears far less likely. Apart from a few, brief descriptions, not much is known about the bird in life, but its habits probably did not differ significantly from those of its ...
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. Mauritius shelduck, Alopochen mauritiana (X) Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca (I) Garganey, Spatula ...