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Biziura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Oxyurinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Anatidae

Scientific name
  
Biziura

Higher classification
  
Anatinae

Order
  
Anseriformes

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Similar
  
Musk duck, Bird, Anatidae, Freckled duck, Black‑headed duck

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

Contents

Musk duck biziura lobata


Species

  • 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.

    • References

    Biziura Wikipedia
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