New Zealand scaup

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q646096
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Summary

New Zealand scaup is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (346 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Aythya[5]
  • Endemic to: New Zealand[6]
  • Taxon name: Aythya novaeseelandiae[7]
  • Commons category: Aythya novaeseelandiae[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Aythya novaeseelandiae[9]
  • Commons gallery: Aythya novaeseelandiae[10]
  • Original combination: Anas novaeseelandiae[11]
  • Short name: A. novaeseelandiae[12]
  • Taxon common name: hwyaden benddu Seland Newydd[13], New Zealand Scaup[14], Maoriente[15], Porrón maorí[16], morell de Nova Zelanda[17], polák tmavý[18], maoori vart[19], Maoridykkand[20], Новозеландская чернеть[21], ニュージーランドスズガモ[22], Newzealandsk Troldand[23], uudenseelanninsotka[24], maori cigányréce[25], ogorzałka nowozelandzka[26]
  • Wingspan: 60 cm[27]
  • Mass: 63 g[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]
  • Litter size: 5.7[30]
  • Egg incubation period: 29 day[31]
  • NZTCS conservation status: not threatened[32]

Body

Identifiers

New Zealand scaup's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7058[33]. New Zealand scaup's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2497792[34]. New Zealand scaup's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1048482[35]. New Zealand scaup's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498262[36]. New Zealand scaup's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175138[37].

Why It Matters

New Zealand scaup has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status → not threatened
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+29'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+5.7'}
    Taxon rank → species
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