Auckland Islands merganser (Mergus australis)
this species was discovered on the Auckland Islands in the subantarctic around 1840, and the last known individuals were a pair shot there on 9 January 1902. Subfossil remains show the species was formerly widespread on the New Zealand mainland, from which it was probably eliminated by Maori hunting. Subfossil remains on the Chatham Islands show that this species or a closely-related one also occurred there. This merganser was one of only two species in the Southern Hemisphere (the other being the Brazilian merganser) This specimen was photographed at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand
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