Biology:Biziura
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Biziura | |
|---|---|
| Australian musk duck, Biziura lobata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | Biziura Stephens, 1824 |
| Species | |
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See text | |
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
- ↑ Worthy, Trevor H. (2002). "The New Zealand musk duck (Biziura delautouri Forbes, 1892)". Notornis 49 (1): 19–28. Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20081018060302/http://www.notornis.org.nz/free_issues/Notornis_49-2002/Notornis_49_1_19.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q686348 entry
