Meller's Duck

Summary

Meller's Duck is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meller's Duck's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Meller's Duck is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Charles James Meller is named after Meller's Duck^[5].
• Meller's Duck's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[6].
• Meller's Duck is classified within Anas^[7].
• Meller's Duck is endemic to Madagascar^[8].
• Meller's Duck's scientific name is Anas melleri^[9].
• Meller's Duck's Commons category is recorded as Anas melleri^[10].
• Meller's Duck's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anas melleri^[11].
• Meller's Duck's Commons gallery is recorded as Anas melleri^[12].
• Meller's Duck's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. melleri'}^[13].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Hwyaden Meller'}^[14].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Meller's Duck"}^[15].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Madagaskarente'}^[16].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ánade malgache'}^[17].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec de Meller'}^[18].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kachna madagaskarská'}^[19].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'malagassi part'}^[20].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Madagaskarand'}^[21].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мадагаскарская кряква'}^[22].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マダガスカルガモ'}^[23].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Madagaskarand'}^[24].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'madagaskarinsorsa'}^[25].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'madagaszkári réce'}^[26].
• Meller's Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kaczka madagaskarska'}^[27].

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Classification

Meller's Duck's scientific name is Anas melleri^[9]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Anas^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Hwyaden Meller'}^[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}^[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Madagaskarente'}^[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ánade malgache'}^[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec de Meller'}^[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kachna madagaskarská'}^[19].

Discovery and Description

Charles James Meller is named after Meller's Duck^[5].

Distribution

Meller's Duck is endemic to Madagascar^[8].

Identifiers

Meller's Duck's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 6964^[28]. Meller's Duck's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75852^[29]. Meller's Duck's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1047374^[30]. Meller's Duck's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498076^[31]. Meller's Duck's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175108^[32].

Why It Matters

Meller's Duck ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]