The story The Auckland Islands lie some 320 km south of New Zealand and this rather forlorn group was once home to a species of merganser that, while not entirely flightless, showed a marked reduction in wing size compared with its relatives. As often happens when birds develop in evolutionary backwaters (i.e. areas without mammalian […]
Category: Anseriformes
Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius)
The story The Labrador Duck is one of the most mysterious of North American birds. It was always uncommon, shy and wary and for these reasons seems to have been little affected by shooting. Reasons for its extinction are unknown but one school of thought suggests that it was a very specialized feeder unable to […]
Black bellied Tree Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
[order] Anseriformes | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Dendrocygna autumnalis | [UK] Black-bellied Tree-Duck | [FR] Dendrocygne à ventre noir | [DE] Rotschnabel-Pfeifgans | [ES] Suirirà Piquirrojo | [IT] Dendrocigna beccorosso | [NL] Zwartbuikfluiteend Physical charateristics This species, as other tree ducks, is more closely related to geese and swans than to ducks. They have long […]
AMERICAN WIGEON MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITHTURF APPLICATION OF DIAZINON AG500
American Wigeon (Anas americana) Science Article 1 abstract Nine fairways of a golf course located in Bellingham, Washington were treated with diazinon AG500 at a target application rate of 2.2 kg active ingredient (Al) per ha. The chemical application with a ‘boomless’ sprayer resulted in a variable distribution of diazinon residues on the turf (associated […]
AMERICAN WIGEON MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITHTURF APPLICATION OF DIAZINON AG500
American Wigeon (Anas americana) Science Article 1 abstract Nine fairways of a golf course located in Bellingham, Washington were treated with diazinon AG500 at a target application rate of 2.2 kg active ingredient (Al) per ha. The chemical application with a ‘boomless’ sprayer resulted in a variable distribution of diazinon residues on the turf (associated […]