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Laysan Duck
Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis, is a dabbling duck in the Anatidae family and the Anseriformes order. It breeds in the Pacific Ocean on Laysan Island. Once found throughout the Hawaiian Islands, it now survives only on Laysan Island and two atolls. By 1860 it had vanished from all other islands. Rabbit introduction pushed it close to extinction in 1912, when only twelve birds remained. After rabbits were removed in 1923, the population increased. In 2002, 42 ducks were moved to Midway Atoll, and later another group was taken to Kure Atoll.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Laysan I.
