Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Glen Chilton
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Лабрадорска патица |
| Catalan | ànec del Labrador |
| Czech | kačka labradorská |
| Danish | Labradorand |
| Dutch | Labradoreend |
| English | Labrador Duck |
| English (United States) | Labrador Duck |
| Finnish | labradorinsorsa |
| French | Eider du Labrador |
| French (France) | Eider du Labrador |
| German | Labradorente |
| Icelandic | Labradorönd |
| Japanese | カササギガモ |
| Norwegian | labradorand |
| Polish | kaczka labradorska |
| Russian | Лабрадорская гага |
| Serbian | Labradorska patka (izumrla) |
| Slovak | labradorka klenutozobá |
| Spanish | Pato del Labrador |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pato del Labrador |
| Swedish | labradorand |
| Turkish | Labrador Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Качка лабрадорська |
Camptorhynchus labradorius (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas labradoria
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.537.
TYPE LOCALITY:
arctic America, Connecticut, and Labrador.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAMPTORHYNCHUS
- labradorius / labradorus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
Content Partner
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Historical distribution (wintering) of the Labrador Duck; its breeding sites were poorly known.
No certain records of breeding activity were ever recorded in this species; breeding sites were suspected to have occurred in Canada and Greenland. See Distribution for details.
