Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson and P. Jouventin. 1996. A new species of small flightless duck from Amsterdam Island, southern Indian Ocean (Anatidae: Anas). The Condor 98:1-9
Belongs to Anas according to S. L. Olson and P. Jouventin 1996
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Anas (Nettium), Anas acuta, Anas amotape, Anas apscheronica, Anas bahamensis, Anas basaltica, Anas bernieri, Anas blanchardi, Anas castanea, Anas chathamica, Anas cheuen, Anas chlorotis, Anas crassa, Anas crecca, Anas erythrorhyncha, Anas flavirostris, Anas fulvigula, Anas georgica, Anas gracilis, Anas isarensis, Anas itchtucknee, Anas kurochkini, Anas laysanensis, Anas luederitzensis, Anas macroptera, Anas melleri, Anas meyeri, Anas pachyscelus, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas risgoviensis, Anas robusta, Anas rubripes, Anas sanctaehelenae, Anas schneideri, Anas skalicensis, Anas soporata, Anas superciliosa, Anas talarae, Anas theodori, Anas wyvilliana
Type specimen: USNM 486686, a maxilla (rostrum). Its type locality is Amsterdam Island, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in French Southern Territories.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Amsterdam Island
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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