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Anas laysanensis
(Anatidae)

 
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Species description or overview

Anas laysanensis (Laysan duck) species summary: Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format  important item 
Information about Anas laysanensis (Anatidae) (Laysan duck) in Hawaii is provided by Bishop Museum (Honolulu) based on the studies of Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle.

USFWS species report on Anas laysanensis
The is available online. A general description of the organism and information about its distribution in the U.S. (including territories and national wildlife refuges) is presented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with links to other documentation regarding federal (endangered/threatened) status, recovery information, and additional resources.

Laysan duck overview View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
An overview of Anas laysanensis is provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, 2005).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Anas laysanensis information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Anas laysanensis, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Federal endangered/threatened status

USFWS species report on Anas laysanensis
The is available online. A general description of the organism and information about its distribution in the U.S. (including territories and national wildlife refuges) is presented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with links to other documentation regarding federal (endangered/threatened) status, recovery information, and additional resources.

Anas laysanensis species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Anas laysanensis is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Revised Recovery Plan for the Laysan Duck (September 2009) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A revised plan describing the actions needed to recover the nation's most endangered waterfowl species--the Laysan duck--was produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in September 2009. This revised recovery plan replaces the original recovery plan published in 1982.

Recovery & restoration

Revised Recovery Plan for the Laysan Duck (September 2009) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A revised plan describing the actions needed to recover the nation's most endangered waterfowl species--the Laysan duck--was produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in September 2009. This revised recovery plan replaces the original recovery plan published in 1982.

Images

Anas laysanensis (Laysan duck) images
Images of Anas laysanensis (Anatidae) (Laysan duck) are provided by Bishop Museum (Honolulu) from Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle.

Images of Anas laysanensis (Laysan duck) from Hawaii
Online images of Anas laysanensis (Laysan duck) from Hawaii are made available by Forest & Kim Starr.

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