Oxyura australis

Blue-billed Duck at Fyshwick, ACT

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Identification history

Oxyura australis	18 Oct 2023	Liam.m
Oxyura australis	17 Oct 2023	CarbonAI
Oxyura australis	17 Oct 2023	BenW

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A pair came out of the reeds in front of bittern hide for a few minutes, regularly diving and staying within the vicinity of the main area of open water directly in front of the hide. Male seen displaying to female.

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2 Abundance
15 Oct 2023 06:15 PM Recorded on
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Oxyura australis Scientific name
Blue-billed Duck Common name
Not Sensitive
Vulnerable *
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 707.2m Recorded at altitude
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