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Long-tailed duck

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The long-tailed duck is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the Arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is the only member of the genus Clangula. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial and Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Clangula hyemalis 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Sources
1. Long-tailed duck (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The long-tailed duck is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the Arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = VU
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2. Long-tailed duck (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26597 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
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