Blue-billed Duck

Oxyura australis - Érismature australe

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Oxyura
Species
:
australis

Descriptor

Gould, 1837

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: 60 cm.
Weight
: 850 à 1300 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

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-rabo-alçado-australiano,
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,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

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 (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest