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Titre :	Status of the Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Auteurs :	M. L. Mallory, Auteur ; A. J. Fontaine, Auteur ; J. Akearok, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wildfowl (54 2003)
Article en page(s) :	95-102
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	The eastern North American Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus is a small, uncommon seaduck that was last recorded on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, in 1931. Between 1999 and 2001, Inuit hunters and elders were interviewed and river and coastal surveys were conducted to determine whether this duck still occurred on Baffin Island. Inuit community knowledge indicated that this species still inhabited the southeastern part of the island (Meta Incognita Peninsula), but that it may occasionally be found further north than previously reported. Several hunters from Kimmirut also reported observing females with broods. Only three individuals were found near Igaluit during surveys, suggesting that the species is uncommon and dispersed. None the less, this represents the first evidence in 70 years that this species is still extant on the island.

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