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Finsch's Duck
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IUCN EX · Extinct

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Finsch's Duck

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Finsch's Duck

Chenonetta finschi

Finsch's duck (Chenonetta finschi) was a large terrestrial species of duck formerly endemic to New Zealand. The species was possibly once the most common duck in New Zealand, a supposition based on the frequency of its fossils in bone deposits. The species was originally considered to be in its own genus, Euryanas, but is now known to be closely related to the maned duck and recently derived from that species.

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