Labrador duck facts for kids
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Camptorhynchus
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Camptorhynchus labradorius |
The Labrador duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius) is an extinct duck that lived in North America.
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Habitat
The Labrador duck lived along the sandy coasts and bays of New Jersey and New England. Audubon's son reported seeing a nest belonging to the species. Some believe that it may have laid its eggs on the islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It was a rare bird before European settlement, and the increase in humans probably finished it off.
Extinction
The duck became extinct after settlers became common along the eastern coast of North America. The reasons are not clear. The duck was eaten, although its flesh tasted bad. its eggs were probably harvested. It depended considerably on shellfish, which humans may have eaten in large quantities.
- Cokinos, Christopher 2000. Hope is the thing with feathers. New York: Putnam, pp. 281–304. ISBN: 1-58542-006-9
- Forbush, Edward Howe 1912. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states. Boston: Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, pp. 411–416.
- Fuller, Errol 2001. Extinct birds. Comstock Publishing, pp. 85–87. ISBN: 0-8014-3954-X
Images for kids
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Illustration by John James Audubon
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Stuffed specimens, American Museum of Natural History
See also
In Spanish: Camptorhynchus labradorius para niños