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Lake Duck

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Also known as Oxyura vittata

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

Argentine blue-billed duck

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderAnseriformes
  4. FamilyAnatidae
Habitatfreshwater

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

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 lake duck, or Argentine ruddy duck.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lake Duck” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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