Mergus_milleneri

Chatham Island merganser

Chatham Island merganser

Extinct species of bird

The Chatham Island merganser (Mergus milleneri) is an extinct species of merganser duck from New Zealand.[2] The binomial name refers to Dr. Philip Millener, to recognise his work in collecting material on the species.

Quick Facts Chatham Island merganser Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene, Conservation status ...

Description

The Chatham merganser is known only from subfossils, so not much is known about the bird. It was the smallest of all Mergus species. Fossil records indicate it was widespread on Chatham Island but not on the smaller nearby islands.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Mergus milleneri. NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    Tennyson, A.J.D. (2015). "Chatham Island merganser". nzbirdsonline.org.nz. New Zealand Birds Online. Retrieved 2017-01-12.


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