Chatham Island merganser

The Chatham Island merganser or Chatham merganser (Mergus milleneri) is an extinct species of merganser duck.[1]

Chatham Island merganser
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene

Extinct  (Prehistoric times)  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Mergus
Species:
M. milleneri
Binomial name
Mergus milleneri
Williams & Tennyson, 2014

The Chatham Islands merganser is known only from fossils and 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.

The binomial name refers to Dr Philip Millener, to recognise his work in collecting material on the species.

See also

References

  1. Tennyson, A.J.D. (2015). "Chatham Island merganser". nzbirdsonline.org.nz. New Zealand Birds Online. Retrieved 2017-01-12.


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