last female shot December 1916 at Fusan, Korea; reported 1943 at Chushinkakoda; reported 1964 at Vladivostok
freshwater shorelines from eastern Siberia (summer breeding) to Korea and Japan (wintering)
specimens in Tokyo and Copenhagen
disappeared after hunting for food; never common
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.54
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.175
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
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