Amsterdam Duck
| Amsterdam Duck | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | Anas |
| Species: | A. marecula |
| Binomial name | |
| Anas marecula Olson & Jouventin, 1996 | |
The Amsterdam Duck or Amsterdam Island Duck (Anas marecula) was a species ofwaterfowl in the Anatidae family. It was endemic to Île Amsterdam (Amsterdam Island), French Southern Territories. This flightless species is only known from bones and was presumably driven to extinction by whalers visiting the island. During his visit to neighbouring Île Saint-Paul(St. Paul Island) on 2 February 1793, explorer John Barrow mentioned the presence of "a small brown duck, not much larger than a thrush" that was "the favourite food of the five sealers living on the island". This may be the same or a similar species
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