- The
stiff-
tailed ducks, the
genus Oxyura, are part of the
Oxyurini tribe of ducks. All have, as
their name implies, long,
stiff tail feathers,
which are...
- The New
Zealand stiff-
tailed duck (Oxyura vantetsi) is an
extinct duck
species from New
Zealand which is
known only from
subfossil remains. It was first...
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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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North America and one of the
stiff-
tailed ducks. The
genus name is
derived from
Ancient Gr**** oxus, "sharp", and oura, "
tail", and
jamaicensis is "from...
- The musk duck (Biziura lobata) is a
highly aquatic,
stiff-
tailed duck
native to
southern Australia. It is the only
living member of the
genus Biziura....
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genus Heteronetta and has no subspecies. It is
closely related to the "
stiff-
tailed"
ducks of
genera Nomonyx, Oxyura, and Biziura. The black-headed duck...
- 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...
- The
masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a tiny
stiff-
tailed duck
ranging through the
tropical Americas. The only
member of the
genus Nomonyx, it is intermediate...
- duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a
stiff-
tailed diving duck
found across Eastern and
Southern Africa. As
members of the
stiff-
tailed duck group,
Maccoas are often...
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protective sheath,
covering the
external reproductive organs. The
animal had a
stiff tail and
could open its jaws to an
unusual extent.
Recent studies and anecdotal...
