Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australisGould, J, 1837
English (US) Blue-billed Duck
The Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) 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.
Range: southwestern and southeastern Australia, including TasmaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Oxyura australis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-billed Duck
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Oxyura Australis
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1837
- Type locality
- Swan River, Western Australia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.4, no.45 p.85
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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