Alopochen mauritianus Newton & Gadow, 1893
Mauritius sheldgoose, Mauritian sheldgoose, Mauritian shelduck, Malagasy shelduck, Mascarene sheldgoose
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Alopochen mauritiana Newton & Gadow, 1893; Sarcidiornis mauritiana Newton & Gadow 1893; Sarkidiornis mauritiana Newton & Gadow 1893
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1693 (BirdLife International, 2012)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Mauritius
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Newton, Alfred and Gadow, Hans Friedrich (1893). On additional bones of the Dodo and other extinct birds of Mauritius obtained by Mr. Théodore Sauzier. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 13: 281-302.
Other references:
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Cheke, Anthony S. (1987). An ecological history of the Mascarene Islands, with special reference to extinctions and introductions of land vertebrates, pp. 5-89. In: Diamond, A.W. (ed.). Studies of Mascarene Island birds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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