Meller's Duck Anas melleri Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 14, 2014
Text last updated August 14, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | ànec de Meller |
| Czech | kachna madagaskarská |
| Danish | Madagaskarand |
| Dutch | Mellers Eend |
| English | Meller's Duck |
| English (United States) | Meller's Duck |
| Finnish | madagaskarinsorsa |
| French | Canard de Meller |
| French (France) | Canard de Meller |
| German | Madagaskarente |
| Japanese | マダガスカルガモ |
| Norwegian | madagaskarand |
| Polish | kaczka madagaskarska |
| Russian | Мадагаскарская кряква |
| Serbian | Melerova plovka |
| Slovak | kačica madagaskarská |
| Spanish | Ánade Malgache |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánade malgache |
| Swedish | Mellers and |
| Turkish | Madagaskar Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Крижень мадагаскарський |
Anas melleri Sclater, 1865
PROTONYM:
Anas melleri
Sclater, 1865. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, Part 3, p.487 pl.34.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANAS
- melleri
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Meller's Duck
