Labrador Duck

The Labrador Duck was also known as a Pied Duck, a vernacular name that it shared with the Surf Scoter and the Common Goldeneye , a fact that has led to difficulties in interpreting old records of these species, and also as Skunk Duck. Both names refer to the male's striking white/black piebald coloration. Yet another common name was Sand Shoal Duck, referring to its habit of feeding in shallow water. The closest evolutionary relatives of the Labrador Duck are apparently the scoters .

The Labrador Duck is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

Audubon’s image of the Labrador Duck, known at that time as the Pied Duck, is not one of his most frequently reproduced images. It shows a hen and a drake on a hillside with an ocean view. The drake is engaged in modern interpretive dance, and is in line for a very bad review in the morning newspapers. The hen stands on a nearby rock laughing. More

the Labrador Duck has the dubious distinction of being the first species among endemic North American birds to go extinct. The last individual collected in Canada was shot by Simon Cheney in April 1871 at Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick (Phillips 1926, Montevecchi and Tuck 1987). The last authenticated specimen was shot in the United States off Long Island, New York, by J. G. Bell in the autumn of 1875 (Dutcher 1894, Phillips 1926). More

of the Labrador Duck The Curse of the Labrador Duck My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction By Glen ChiltonGet Email Alerts This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages Availability: Usually ships within 2-3 daysOur Price: $25. More

The Labrador Duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, was a striking black and white eider-like sea duck that was never common, and is believed to be the first bird to become extinct in North America after 1500. The last Labrador Duck is believed to have been seen at Elmira, New York on December 12, 1878; the last preserved specimen was shot in 1875 on Long Island. More

niche, the Labrador Duck had a unique feeding niche, not currently occupied by other birds. The Steller's Eider of the North Pacific perhaps has a similar lifestyle, but they have never occurred together. More

The Curse of the Labrador DuckIn an obsessive 82,000-mile quest for dead birds, how much trouble can one scientist get into?. Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious bird - a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador Duck, conduct genetic analysis on every Labrador Duck egg, and visit every site where the duck was shot. More

The Curse of the Labrador Duck: My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction by Glen Chilton (Hardcover - Sept. 8, 2009) Pages: 320 Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping33 Reviews 5 star: (9) 4 star: (14) 3 star: (10) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) Average customer review: 4. More

Labrador Duck: My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction by Glen Chilton; Simon and Schuster, 2009; 305 Pages; $25 Few birds have gone extinct faster than the Labrador Duck. Anas labradoria (the duck's original scientific name) was first spotted by Europeans in eastern Canada in 1792. Less than one hundred years later, the duck was extinct. In 1875, hunters shot the last known Labrador Duck at its wintering grounds on Long Island, N.Y. Dr. More

The Labrador Duck was also known as a Pied Duck, a vernacular name that it shared with the Surf Scoter and the Common Goldeneye (and even the American Oystercatcher), a fact that has led to difficulties in interpreting old records of these species, and also as Skunk Duck. Both names refer to the male's striking white/black piebald coloration. Yet another common name was Sand Shoal Duck, referring to its habit of feeding in shallow water. More

Labrador Duck: the Mystery Extinction This striking sea duck was the first bird species found only in continental North America to disappear during the wave of extinctions that began soon after European settlement. In breeding plumage, the adult male (left) was patterned black-and- white, whereas both the immature male (center) and the adult female (right) were brownish gray with a prominent white wing patch. Probably never abundant, the species disappeared before much could be learned about its biology. More

include a depiction of a female Labrador Duck on the tea card, partly because the hen''s mottled gray and brown plumage makes it look like any other female duck, and partly because he had only enough room to feature one bird. Ripper rendered the drake with its head drawn back on its shoulders, completely relaxed, and completely oblivious to the fact that he and all of his friends are about to be smacked in the face by the "finality of extinction. More

The last Labrador duck is believed to have been seen at Elmira, New York on this date in 1878. The Labrador duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius was a striking black and white eider-like sea duck that was never known to be common, and believed to be the first bird species found only in continental North America to disappear during the wave of extinctions that began soon after European settlement. More

The Labrador Duck which bred in Canada’s far north went extinct almost before anyone noticed that this beautiful sea duck existed. Join me on my epic journey to see all the stuffed Labrador Ducks in the world, to visit all places associated with the Labrador Duck, and to get into as much mischief as I could manage. My quest took me the equivalent of 3. More

The Labrador Duck is a duck of many names often referred to as the ‘pied duck’ or ’skunk duck’ because of its contrasting black and white appearance. Not a great deal is known about the now extinct Labrador Duck, however it is believed that the species died out some time in the 1870’s. The last reported sightings of the Labrador Duck was in New York in 1878, however the ‘last’ preserved specimen was shot in 1875 as far as most are concerned. More

Labrador Duck by Louis Agassiz Fuertes in 1922-1926, chromolithograph after painting. Male (left), juvenile male (center), adult female (right). This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the European Union, Canada, the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years. More

It is unexplained as to how the Labrador Duck became extinct. Although it was hunted for food, it was considered a bad tasting duck and it rotted quickly and fetched a low price. It was not sought much by hunters for this reason. It is thought that the eggs may have been over-harvested, and also it may have been subject to depredations by the feather trade. More

Labrador duck - Dictionary Definition and Overview = Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Labrador duck (Zol.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite. Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of Ledum_({L. More

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