The Labrador duck is an extinct North American duck species. It has the distinction of being the first known endemic North American bird species to become extinct after the Columbian Exchange, with the last known sighting occurring in 1878 in Elmira, New York. It was already a rare duck before European settlers arrived, and as a result of its rarity, information on the Labrador duck is not abundant, although some, such as its habitat, characteristics, dietary habits and reasons behind its extinction, are known. There are 55 specimens of the Labrador duck preserved in museum collections worldwide.
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Image: Camptorhynchus labradorius (Labrador duck) (8365390008)
Diagram of the male
Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans of a female and male
Steller's eider is a migrating Arctic diving duck that breeds along the coastlines of eastern Russia and Alaska. It is the rarest, smallest, and fastest flying of the eider species.
Image: Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) (13667966664)
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Male Steller's eider in breeding plumage
Marshy tundra, Alaska, U.S.