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New Zealand Merganser Mergus australis



Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Authority: Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was formerly found on the Auckland Islands, New Zealand, but it is now Extinct, primarily due to hunting. It was last recorded in 1902, and had been lost by the time a reserve was set up on the islands in 1910.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: New Zealand Merganser Mergus australis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/new-zealand-merganser-mergus-australis on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.