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Description: Ducks are typically plump and buoyant with webbed feet and waterproof feathers. The Hawaiian duck is a dark brown duck similar in appearance to the mallard but with orange legs. It has a limited range in the wetlands of a few of the Hawaiian Islands, including Kauai, where it is threatened by habitat degradation. This species is also being lost to hybridization.
IUCN Status: Endangered
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USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Habitat degradation and hybridization
Habitat: Coastal swamps, freshwater ponds, bogs, forest swamps, streams and marshy areas
Location: Select Hawaiian islands, mainly Kauai and Niihau
Diet: Grass seeds and other vegetation, crustaceans, insects and nematodes
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