Anas laysanensis
Laysan Duck
As recorded: Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Anseriformes › Anatidae
- Collected by
- H C Palmer
- Date
- June 19, 1891
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.7700, -171.7400
- Identified by
- Rothschild, 1892
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1891, H C Palmer also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Anas laysanensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1891. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-05-20.
2022-05-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-05-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-04-24
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-03-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-10-16
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) datafoya2314, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-12-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Anas laysanensis. BPBM 766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35081775. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/766.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35081775 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026