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Mauritius Duck

Anas theodori

Extinct

과

Anatidae

목

Anseriformes

소개

모리셔스 오리는 마스카렌 제도의 모리셔스와 레위니옹에 서식했던 날지 못하는 오리였으나, 17-18세기에 인간 활동으로 인해 멸종되었습니다. 하위아화석 기록에서만 알려진 종입니다.

식별

깃털

Extinct Mascarene duck known only from subfossil bones. Plumage unrecorded; presumably brown dabbling duck plumage typical of Anas. Likely flightless or near-flightless; extirpated after European settlement of Mauritius.

Habitat & Range

Historically restricted to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion) in the Indian Ocean. Now extinct. Presumably inhabited freshwater wetlands and coastal areas before human colonization.

🏖️ Coastal

분포 지역

Breeds in Arctic tundra ponds of Canada; winters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the southern United States.

Diet & Feeding

Extinct; fed on freshwater invertebrates and aquatic plants; diet inferred from bill morphology and contemporary accounts.

보전 상태

Extinct

IUCN Red List

소리

노래

Extinct (EX). No recordings exist. As a small island Anas duck, likely produced a quiet quacking call. Closest living relatives among insular Indian Ocean teals give soft, nasal notes.

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
과	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Anas
종	Anas theodori

External Databases

자주 묻는 질문

What does the Mauritius Duck eat?

Extinct; fed on freshwater invertebrates and aquatic plants; diet inferred from bill morphology and contemporary accounts.

Where does the Mauritius Duck live?

Historically restricted to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion) in the Indian Ocean. Now extinct. Presumably inhabited freshwater wetlands and coastal areas before human colonization.

Is the Mauritius Duck endangered?

The Mauritius Duck has a conservation status of Extinct.

What does the Mauritius Duck sound like?

Extinct (EX). No recordings exist. As a small island Anas duck, likely produced a quiet quacking call. Closest living relatives among insular Indian Ocean teals give soft, nasal notes.

What order and family does the Mauritius Duck belong to?

The Mauritius Duck (Anas theodori) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.