Lake duck

Lake duck
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Oxyura
Species:
O. vittata
Binomial name
Oxyura vittata
(Philippi, 1860)
Oxyura vittata range
Synonyms

Erismatura vittata (Philippi, 1860)[2]

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oxyura vittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679824A92830830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679824A92830830.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Carboneras, C.; Kirwan, G. M. "Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 27 April 2019.