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Class:	Aves	Blue-billed Duck
Order:	Anseriformes	Staus: Near Threatened
Family:	Anatidae
Genus:	Oxyura
Species:	australis

The Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) is a small Australian stiff-tailed duck.

The Blue-billed Duck is found on permanent deep waters in southern Australia with the population estimated at 10,000 in eastern Australia and 5,000 in western Australia^[2]. BirdLife International has classified this species as Near Threatened. Major threats include drainage of deep permanent wetlands, or their degradation as a result of introduced fish, peripheral cattle grazing, salinisation and lowering of ground water^[2].

References

^ BirdLife International (2006). Oxyura australis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
^ ^a ^b Birdlife Species Factsheet

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