Anas georgica (Gmelin)
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| Niceforo's Pintail (Anas georgica niceforoi (Wetmore & Borrero)) |
| syn. - |
| distribution: Colombia |
| local name: Pato Pico de oro de Colombia (Spanish) Pato Pico de Oro de Nicéforo (Spanish) |
| size:
61 - 71 cm (length) extinction date: last seen in 1952 |
| This Pintail subspecies was
scientifically discovered only in 1940. Local duck-hunters of course did know it for a much longer time. They studiously hunted for it and managed to extirpate the whole population within the next twelf years. |
| References: - Steve Madge; Hilary Burn: Waterfowl: An identification guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1988 |