| Biziura | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Australian musk duck, Biziura lobata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | Biziura Stephens, 1824 |
| Species | |
See text | |
Biziura is a genus of stiff-tailed ducks endemic to Australasia and containing one living and one subfossil species.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| | B. lobata Stephens, 1824 | musk duck | Widely distributed through south-eastern Australia, south-west Western Australia and the Murray-Darling Basin |
| †B. delautouri Forbes, 1892 | New Zealand musk duck | previously endemic to New Zealand, and occurring on both North and South Islands, but now extinct. [1] | |