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Auckland Island merganser information


New Zealand merganser
Temporal range: Late Holocene
Stuffed specimen from 1902
Conservation status
Auckland Island merganser
Extinct (c.1902)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Auckland Island merganser
Extinct (c.1902) (NZ TCS)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Mergus
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Mergus australis
Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Auckland Island merganser specimen in National Museum of Ireland - Natural History, acquired from Lord Ranfurly, Governor General of New Zealand in 1904
Illustration from 1909
Drawing of the head

The New Zealand merganser (Mergus australis) (Māori: Miuweka),[3] also known as Auckland merganser or Auckland Islands merganser, was a typical merganser which is now extinct.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Mergus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680496A92864737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680496A92864737.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mergus australis. NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Auckland Island merganser | Miuweka | New Zealand Birds Online". nzbirdsonline.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

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