Keywords: outdoor animal Meller's duck (Anas melleri) is a species of the dabbling duck genus Anas. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. Although a population was established on Mauritius in the mid-18th century, this is on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss and competition by feral domestic ducks.[2] The species name of this species is after the botanist Charles James Meller, and its generic name is from the Ancient Greek for a duck. Meller's duck (Anas melleri) is a species of the dabbling duck genus Anas. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. Although a population was established on Mauritius in the mid-18th century, this is on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss and competition by feral domestic ducks.[2] The species name of this species is after the botanist Charles James Meller, and its generic name is from the Ancient Greek for a duck. |