Blue duck
| Blue duck | |
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| Blue duck at Staglands, Akatarawa Valley | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Hymenolaimus G.R. Gray, 1843 |
| Species: | H. malacorhynchos
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (Gmelin, 1789)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus ssp. malacorhynchus (Gmelin, 1789) – Collar et al. (1994) | |
The blue duck or whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only member of the genus Hymenolaimus. It appears to be most closely related to the tribe Anatini, the dabbling ducks, but its exact taxonomy is unknown.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680121A92844858. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680121A92844858.en.
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