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Anas laysanensis
Anas laysanensis
Laysan Duck
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 1111 0512 0502 (2022-01-10)

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  • date of photo  Mar 30, 2012
  • location   Midway Island (Hawaii, US)
  • family Anatidae
  • order Anseriformes
  • class Aves
  • notes   The Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis), also known as the Laysan Teal because of its small size, is an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Fossil evidence reveals that Laysan Ducks once lived across the entire archipelago, but today survive only on three small, isolated islands. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Midway Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaiian Islands
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • batch id: batchid_2022-01-10_12:46:39_1836

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Laysan Duck
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