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The species Auckland Islands Merganser is extinct.

Mergus australis

[edit] Identification

• Dark reddish-brown head, crest and neck
• Blue black mantle and tail
• Slate grey wings
• Yellowish orange bill
• Dark brown iris
• Orange feet, webs, joints and soles
  

The female was slightly smaller with a shorter crest.

[edit] Distribution

Auckland Islands of New Zealand.

The last specimen was collected in 1902 (Birdlife International, 2007).

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Freshwater, inland streams, and estuaries.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet included fish.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. BirdLife International (2007) Species factsheet: Mergus australis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/2/2008.
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

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