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Hawaiian Duck
Anas wyvilliana Sclater, PL, 1878
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Hawaiian Duck, Anas wyvilliana, is a duck in the Anatidae family and is native to the large islands of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as koloa maoli, or simply koloa. The species is closely related to the mallard, and the two can produce fertile young. Males and females look alike, and the bird does not migrate. It is now treated as a separate species within the mallard group.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Is.
