Camptorhynchus labradorius
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AVES |
ANSERIFORMES |
ANATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Camptorhynchus labradorius |
| Species Authority: |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
BirdLife International |
| Reviewer/s: |
Bird, J., Butchart, S. |
| History: |
| 2004 |
– |
Extinct
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| 2000 |
– |
Extinct
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| 1994 |
– |
Extinct
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| 1988 |
– |
Extinct
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Camptorhynchus labradorius probably bred along the Gulf of St Lawrence and coastal Labrador, Canada, wintering from Nova Scotia south to Chesapeake Bay, USA1. The last confirmed specimen was collected off Long Island, New York, in 18751 (or possibly 18782).
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Birds presumably nested on sandbars and around sheltered bays and, in winter, foraged in shallow bays, harbours and estuaries1.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Marine |
| Major Threat(s): |
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.
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