Kerguelen pintail [1] ( lat. Anas eatoni ) - a real duck of the genus river ducks ( Anas ).
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Content
- 1 Distribution
- 2 Description
- 3 Subspecies
- 4 Threats to Livelihood
- 5 notes
- 6 References
- 7 Global links
Distribution
This species is limited to the islands of Kerguelen and Crozet in the southern Indian Ocean .
Description
He looks like a little female pintail .
The Latin name for the species was given by the English researcher and naturalist Alfred Edmund Aaton.
Subspecies
It forms 2 subspecies:
- Anas eatoni eatoni - Kerguelen Islands;
- Anas eatoni drygalskii - Crozet.
Kerguelen pintail with ducklings
Threats to Existence
The existence of Kerguelen pintail is threatened by feral cats introduced by humans.
Notes
- ↑ Koblik EA, Redkin Ya. A. The basic list of Anseriformes of the world fauna // Kazarka, No. 10 (2004). - S. 15–46.
Links
- Anas eatoni . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .