Musk Duck
Biziura lobata(Shaw, G, 1796)
English (US) Musk Duck
The Musk Duck (Biziura lobata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Biziura lobata
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Musk Duck
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1796)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Biziura lobata lobata
- Biziura lobata menziesi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas lobata
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1796)
- Type locality
- New South Wales = King George Sound, Western Australia, fide Mathews, 1915, Birds Australia, 4, p. 143.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 8, no.1 pl.255,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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