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Blue-billed duck

Oxyura australis

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A small brown duck with blue beak. They are considered vulnerable in the wild and occur in inland waterways in temperate parts of Australia.

Habitat:

Spotted in the Melbourne zoo. Native populations occur in the Murray Darling River system in NSW and Victoria and also Tasmania.

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Blue-billed Duck

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