Subfamily: Stictonettinae (one genus in Australia, formerly included in the Oxyurinae, but with anatomy suggesting a distinct ancient lineage perhaps closest...
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duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck in subfamily Oxyurinae of family Anatidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,...
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showing some similarities to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae. It is the only member of the genus Thalassornis. These birds are well...
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Anserinae (swans and true geese) Oxyurinae (stiff-tailed ducks and allies)...
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Anatinae? Pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus: Tadorninae or Oxyurinae? Hartlaub's duck Pteronetta hartlaubi: Anatinae or a very distinct clade...
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Musk duck (category Oxyurinae)
enigmatic. It is traditionally included with the stiff-tailed duck subfamily Oxyurinae, but appears to be only distantly related to the genus Oxyura, and its...
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ducks (Australia; 1 living species, 1 prehistoric) – may be closer to Oxyurinae Cyanochen: blue-winged goose (Ethiopia) – may belong to a distinct subfamily...
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White-headed duck (category Oxyurinae)
The white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small diving duck some 45 cm (18 in) long. The male has a white head with black crown, a blue bill, and...
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Lake duck (category Oxyurinae)
The lake duck (Oxyura vittata) is a small, South American stiff-tailed duck. It is also called the Argentine blue-bill, Argentine blue-billed duck, Argentine...
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dispersal from a new species of diving duck (Anseriformes: Anatidae: cf. Oxyurinae) from the Miocene High Rock Caldera in north-west Nevada, USA". Papers...
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Blue-billed duck (category Oxyurinae)
The blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis) is a small Australian stiff-tailed duck, with both the male and female growing to a length of 40 cm (16 in). The...
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Lophonetta - crested duck Genus Malacorhynchus - pink-eared ducks (Tadorninae, Oxyurinae or Dendrocheninae?) Genus Mareca - wigeons and gadwalls Genus Marmaronetta...
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effectively meaning that Lavanttalornis wasn't a member of the whistling ducks, Oxyurinae and Aythyni. The team also argues that it can be excluded from the Tadornini...
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Biziura (category Oxyurinae)
Biziura is a genus of stiff-tailed ducks endemic to Australasia and containing one living and one subfossil species. †B. delautouri Forbes, 1892 – New...
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Maccoa duck (category Oxyurinae)
The Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a stiff-tailed diving duck found across Eastern and Southern Africa. As members of the stiff-tailed duck group, Maccoas...
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Pinpanetta (category Oxyurinae)
Pinpanetta is an extinct genus of birds, in the duck family, from the Late Oligocene of central Australia. The genus name comes from Lake Pinpa, in the...
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New Zealand musk duck (category Oxyurinae)
The New Zealand musk duck (Biziura delautouri), also known as de Lautour's duck, is an extinct stiff-tailed duck native to New Zealand. It is only known...
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