New Zealand Scaup

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iNew Zealand Scaup
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Aythya
Species: A. novaeseelandiae
Binomial name
Aythya novaeseelandiae
(Gmelin, 1789)

The New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) is a diving duck species of the genus Aythya. It is endemic to New Zealand.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Aythya novaeseelandiae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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