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Species profile—Oxyura australis (blue-billed duck)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) → Oxyura australis (blue-billed duck)

Photo of Oxyura australis (blue-billed duck) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2017

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)
Scientific name
Oxyura australis (Gould, 1836)
Common name
blue-billed duck
WildNet taxon ID
1985
Alternate name(s)
little musk duck
diving duck
spinetail duck
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1985.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022