| Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis |
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Menindee Lake, NSW, Australia March 2006 The Blue-billed Duck is distributed in south-west and south-east Australia including Tasmania. It is found in freshwater swamps and lakes with well vegetated edges. |
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The male, shown here, has a chestnut body, a black head and a bright blue bill. It is very similar to the
Lake Duck Oxyura vittata of South America and both species are considered by some
authorities to be a superspecies.
The female is different from its South American relative in being fairly plain with only faint markings on the head. |
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