Aythya innotata (Salvadori, 1894)
Madagascar pochard
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Nyroca innotata Salvadori, 1894 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1991
Rediscovered in 2006
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Madagascar
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Salvadori, T. (1894). Anas oustaleti and Nyroca innotata, spp. nn., i, ii . – Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 4(20): 1-2.
Other references:
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Bamford, Andrew J., Sam, T. S., Razafindrajao, F., Robson, H., Woolaver, L. G. and Rene de Roland, L.-A. (2015). The status and ecology of the last wild population of Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata. Bird Conservation International 25(1): 97-110. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959270914000033
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De Roland, L. R., Sam, T. S., Rakotondratsima, M. P. H. and Thorstrom, R. (2007). Rediscovery of the Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata in Northern Madagascar. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 14: 171-174.
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Pidgeon, M. (1996). Summary: an ecological survey of Lake Alaotra and selected wetlands of central and eastern Madagascar in analysing the demise of Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata. Working Group on Birds in the Madagascar Region Newsletter 6(2): 17-19.
Rene de Roland, L-A., Sam, T.S., Rakotondratsima, M. P. H., Thorstrom, R. (2007). Rediscovery of the Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata) in northern Madagascar. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 14(2): 171-174.
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Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
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