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Post by Bobby McGarry on Apr 25, 2005 23:09:47 GMT
I'm just looking for general information on the labrador duck. Also, I want to know if has been sighted after it was declared extinct. I'm asking that rather strange question because most of the websites I check say the last verified sighting, or the last definate sighting.
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Post by sebbe67 on Apr 26, 2005 4:30:32 GMT
accoring to HBW the last specimens were shot 1878 from Elmira, New York another specimens were taken from Long Island waters during 1875, these seems to bee the last records of this bird.
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Post by Peter on Apr 26, 2005 9:18:11 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jun 8, 2005 6:02:29 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jun 8, 2005 8:57:44 GMT
Family/Sub-family ANATIDAE Species name author (Gmelin, 1789) Taxonomic source(s) AOU checklist (1998 + supplements), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) Summary Camptorhynchus labradorius probably bred along the Gulf of St Lawrence and coastal Labrador, Canada, wintering from Nova Scotia south to Chesapeake Bay, USA1. Birds presumably nested on sandbars and around sheltered bays and, in winter, foraged in shallow bays, harbours and estuaries1. Shooting and trapping on the winter quarters were certainly proximate factors in the species's extinction1. Overharvest of birds and eggs on the breeding grounds could also have been a factor1. The last confirmed specimen was collected off Long Island, New York, in 18751 (or possibly 18782). www.birdlife.net/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=488&m=0 |
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Post by another specialist on Jun 8, 2005 21:14:55 GMT
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Post by sebbe67 on Oct 25, 2005 21:44:24 GMT
The Labrador Duck (''Camptorhynchus labradorius'') was a striking black and white eider-like sea Duck that was never known to be common, and is believed to be the first bird to go extinct in North America after 1500. The last Labrador Duck was seen at Elmira, New York on December 12, 1878. Although hunted for food, this Duck possibly died out because of decline in or pollution of mussels and other shellfish that it is believed to have fed on. It was thought to breed in Labrador, although no nests were ever described, and it wintered from Nova Scotia to as far south as Chesapeake Bay. It was also known as a Pied Duck, a vernacular name that it shared with the Surf Scoter and the Common Goldeneye (and even the American Oystercatcher), a fact that has led to difficulties in interpreting old records of these species.
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Post by Melanie on Oct 25, 2005 21:57:45 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Oct 25, 2005 22:18:10 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Oct 26, 2005 20:28:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2005 17:37:28 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Oct 27, 2005 22:22:39 GMT
funny Noisi lol  |
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Post by another specialist on Nov 6, 2005 17:52:41 GMT
 Gap in nature |
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Post by sebbe67 on Dec 18, 2005 0:11:44 GMT
The Labrador duck Camptorhynchus labradorius( Gmelin, 1789) was apparently rare, even at the time of its discovery. The name refers to the alleged breeding area, the Labrador district on the northeast coast of Canada, although neither nests nor eggs have ever been identified there with certainty. It has therefore been suggested that the breeding grounds may have been further north or perhaps on isolated islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In winter the duck migrated south to the coasts of New England, New Jersey and Long Island, where it stayed in sandy bays and inlets. Labrador duck. A special diet The causes of extinction of this sea-duck are not known. Like any other waterfowl, it was occasionally hunted, and even offered for sale at the meat markets of New York and Baltimore, despite the unappetizing taste. Its peculiar beak suggests that it had specialized feeding habits and probably lived on small snails. This could have contributed to its extinction, as the species may have been particularly vulnerable to changes in the environment. Increasing human influence on the coastal ecosystems of eastern North America may have caused a change in the molluscan fauna, which eventually was fatal to this small duck. The last record is of a male which was caught in the autumn of 1875 in the waters near Long Island, New York. It is now in the U.S. National Museum in Washington. Another duck was said to have been shot three years later, on 2 December 1878 near Elmira, New York. However, this can not be verified, since the specimen is lost. Labrador duck. The museum collection The National Museum of Natural History possesses a male and a female, which were collected by the German naturalist Prinz Maximilian von Wied zu Neuwied, who travelled through the Americas in the beginning of the 19th century. The pair came to Leiden in 1863, probably as part of an exchange with the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. Worldwide, 54 specimens of the Labrador duck are preserved in museum collections. The largest series counts ten specimens and is preserved in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. three photos www.naturalis.nl/300pearls/ |
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Post by another specialist on Dec 25, 2005 18:14:04 GMT
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Jan 4, 2006 20:02:12 GMT
In the holidays, I made a plush Labrador Duck. Its picture will soon be in my Plush Extinct Animals thread.
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Post by another specialist on Jan 6, 2006 6:51:33 GMT
Another one you have been busy Bowhead Whale
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Jan 6, 2006 21:51:04 GMT
I made seven new plush toys in the overall, during the holidays.
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Post by another specialist on Jan 9, 2006 7:21:26 GMT
I've just notice you have uploaded to image gallery
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Jan 12, 2006 20:15:23 GMT
I don't get it, Another Specialist... the only pictures I can see are the Moa and the Toad... Peter hasn't uploaded my duck, yet...
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