Biziura

Biziura
Australian musk duck, Biziura lobata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatinae
Genus:
Stephens, 1824
Species

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Biziura is a genus of stiff-tailed ducks endemic to Australasia and containing one living and one subfossil species.

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
B. lobata Stephens, 1824 musk duck Widely distributed through south-eastern Australia, south-west Western Australia and the Murray-Darling Basin
†B. delautouri Forbes, 1892 New Zealand musk duck previously endemic to New Zealand, and occurring on both North and South Islands, but now extinct.[1]

References

  1. ^ Worthy, Trevor H. (2002). "The New Zealand musk duck (Biziura delautouri Forbes, 1892)" (PDF). Notornis. 49 (1): 19–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-18.


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