Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis - Érismature australe
Systematics
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family:
Anatidés
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Genus:
Oxyura
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Species:
australis
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 40 cm
- Wingspan: 60 cm.
- Weight: 850 à 1300 g
Longevity
16 years
Geographic range
Identification
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Érismature australe,
- Malvasía australiana,
- pato-de-bico-azul,
- Schwarzkinn-Ruderente,
- szálkás réce,
- Australische Stekelstaart,
- Gobbo beccazzurro,
- australisk kopparand,
- Blånebband,
- potápnica tmavá,
- kachnice australská,
- Australsk Skarveand,
- australiankuparisorsa,
- malvasia australiana,
- sterniczka australijska,
- Австралийская савка,
- オーストラリアオタテガモ,
- 澳洲硬尾鸭,
- 藍嘴硬尾鴨,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Birds of Asia and Australia, David Alderton
- Birds of Australia, Peter Rowland
- ARKive, Christopher Parsons
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Vol. 4 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
- HBW Alive,
- Wikipedia (English version),
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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