WoRMS taxon details

Oxyura Bonaparte, 1831

159099  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159099)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Reptilia (Superclass)
  8. Aves (Class)
  9. Anseriformes (Order)
  10. Anatidae (Family)
  11. Oxyura (Genus)
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brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Males hold tails stiffly erect. Bills of breeding males blue. Swim with head and neck low in water. Good divers; remain...  
Description Males hold tails stiffly erect. Bills of breeding males blue. Swim with head and neck low in water. Good divers; remain submerged for prolonged periods. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Oxyura Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159099 on 2025-04-15
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2020-06-25 07:35:06Z
changed
Decock, Wim

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Nomenclature

basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Description Males hold tails stiffly erect. Bills of breeding males blue. Swim with head and neck low in water. Good divers; remain submerged for prolonged periods. [details]

Remark Please remove. [details]
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