Kingdom Animalia Family Anatidae Phylum Chordata Order Anseriformes | Class Aves Subfamily Tadorninae Rank Species | |
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Genus Centrornis
Andrews, 1897 Similar Chatham duck, Anseriformes, Hova gallinule, Malagasy shelduck, Chendytes | ||
The Malagasy sheldgoose (Centrornis majori) is an extinct monotypic species of large goose in the shelduck subfamily. It was described from subfossil remains radiocarbon dated to about 17,000 years ago, found in central Madagascar.
References
Malagasy sheldgoose Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA