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Musk duck

Biziura lobata

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

Description:

A very unusual stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. It is the only living member of the genus Biziura. Musk ducks ride very low in the water, and the males have a distinctive large leathery lobe under their bill.

Habitat:

Rivers, lakes and estuaries of southern Australia. Spotted in the Derwent river near the Bridgewater bridge.

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