Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis Scientific name definitions
- CR Critically Endangered
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Daniel W. Moulton and Ann P. Marshall
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1996
Text last updated January 1, 1996
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | ànec de Laysan |
| Czech | kachna laysanská |
| Danish | Laysanand |
| Dutch | Laysaneend |
| English | Laysan Duck |
| English (United States) | Laysan Duck |
| Finnish | laysaninsorsa |
| French | Canard de Laysan |
| French (France) | Canard de Laysan |
| German | Laysanente |
| Icelandic | Pálmaönd |
| Japanese | レイサンマガモ |
| Norwegian | laysanand |
| Polish | krzyżówka białooka |
| Russian | Лайсанский чирок |
| Serbian | Lajsanska plovka |
| Slovak | kačica laysanská |
| Spanish | Ánade de Laysán |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánade de Laysán |
| Swedish | laysanand |
| Turkish | Laysan Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Крижень лайсанський |
Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892
PROTONYM:
Anas laysanensis
Rothschild, 1892. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 1, p.17.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Laysan Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANAS
- laysanensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Laysan Duck.
