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Blue Billed Duck

Oxyura australis

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

The male Blue-billed Duck has a bright pale blue bill and dark head and neck. The rest of the body is chestnut brown. The tail is dark with stiff spiny feathers, and is held upright when the bird is alarmed or is courting.

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PublishedFebruary 2, 2014

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