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Oxyura Bonaparte, 1831

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Anatidae Vigors, 1825

Direct children (1)

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Species Oxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838)

Environment

brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

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]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Oxyura Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159099 on 2026-10-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

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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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oxyura)
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