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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]
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 ...
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)
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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 ...
The sickle-billed vanga belongs to the family Vangidae, one of Madagascar's families.. Madagascar is an island nation located off the southeastern coast of Africa.Because of its long separation from neighboring continents—through tectonic movement, it split from Africa about 160 million years ago, and from India around 90 million years ago—it contains many species endemic to the island. [1]
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With scouts unable to locate more individuals, it has become a possibility that experts will have to bring the survivors back to Jersey, using expertise from the Madagascar teal and Meller's duck to help the duck get back from the brink. [citation needed] In 1995 the Antiguan racer was dubbed the world's rarest snake.