Amsterdam Island Wigeon

The Amsterdam Island Wigeon is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

indeed the Amsterdam Island Wigeon, then it was a small brown duck. Distribution - Amsterdam Island in the French Southern Territories but now extinct. Taxonomy - Monotypic. Habitat - Small freshwater pools and lakes. Behaviour - Flightless. External Links - Image:Icon_camera_link. More

Order : Anseriformes
Family : Anatidae
Genus : Anas
Species : marecula
Authority : Olson & Jouventin, 1996