Blue-billed Duck

Oxyura australis - Érismature australe

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

Érismature australe
♂ adult
Érismature australe
♀ adult

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 call

Érismature australe
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Érismature australe
♀ adult

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

Geographic range

Distribution

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

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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