Russian Journal of ZoologyRussian Journal of ZoologyЗоологический журнал0044-51343034-5456The Russian Academy of Sciences70043610.7868/S3034543X25110058ARTICLESСтатьиResearch ArticlePOLYMELIA IN A COMMON TEAL (ANAS CRECCA) IN KAMCHATKAРЕГИСТРАЦИЯ ПОЛИМЕЛИИ У ЧИРКА-СВИСТУНКА (ANAS CRECCA) НА КАМЧАТКЕGerasimovN. NГерасимовН. Нnikolay.gerasimov-36@yandex.ruArtukhinYu. BАртюхинЮ. Бartukhin61@mail.ruKamchatka Branch, Pacific Geographical Institute, Far Eastern Department, Russian Academy of SciencesКамчатский филиал, Тихоокеанский институт географии ДВО РАН1511202510411VOL 104, NO11 (2025)ТОМ 104, №11 (2025)515708012026Copyright ©; 2025, Russian Academy of SciencesCopyright ©; 2025, Российская академия наук2025Russian Academy of SciencesРоссийская академия наукhttps://rjsvd.com/0044-5134/article/view/700436

This paper reports the first documented case of polymelia in a wild bird belonging to the order Anseriformes. A young male common teal (Anas crecca) was obtained in the autumn of 2012 near the settlement of Klyuchi (56.3° N, 160.8° E) in central Kamchatka. The bird possessed a supernumerary hind limb attached to the caudal part of the pelvis, and the foot contained five toes.

Представлена информация о первом наблюдении полимелии у диких птиц из отряда гусеобразных (Anseriformes). Молодого самца чирка-свистунка (Anas crecca) добыли осенью 2012 г. близ пос. Ключи (56.3° с.ш., 160.8° в.д.) в северной части Центральнокамчатской низменности. Птица имела дополнительную заднюю конечность, прикрепленную к каудальной части таза, в ее стопе было пять пальцев.

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