Bahama duck

This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific name.

The Bahama duck is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

This depiction of a Bahama duck is taken from one of the most important early works on the natural history of North America, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby. A copy of the two-volume work, published in 1731 and 1743, is in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation collection. It contains 220 copperplate engravings of plants, birds, fish, insects, snakes, and other forms of natural life with accompanying: text. More