Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis

Described by: Gould (1836)
Alternate common name(s): Australian Blue-billed Duck
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Jul 23, 2009 © Hans&Judy Beste  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Jul 23, 2009 © Hans&Judy Beste  Menindee Lake, New South Wales, Australia - Mar, 2006 © Arthur Grosset  Menindee Lake, New South Wales, Australia - Mar, 2006 © Arthur Grosset  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Oct 3, 2006 © Terry Dillon 
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Range

Sw. Australia; Se. Australia;
Two populations;
Sw. Australia in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions (Lake Monger and Lake Herdsman near Perth). S. and se. Australia from ex. se. Northern Territory, s. Queensland (Lake Bindegolly) s. to New South Wales (Lake Bathurst, Leeton Swamp, Murray-Darling Basin and e. Lake Eyre Basin), se. South Australia (ICI Saltworks and Bool Lagoon), s. and w. Victoria (Kangaroo Lake, Werribee Swage Works), and e. Tasmania.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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