Lake duck | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Oxyura |
Species: | O. vittata
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Binomial name | |
Oxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860)
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Oxyura vittata range | |
Synonyms | |
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,[2] Argentine lake duck, or Argentine ruddy duck.