WoRMS taxon details
Oxyura
AphiaID: 159099
AphiaID: 159099
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Anseriformes (Order) > Anatidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Parent | Anatidae | |||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789) Species Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769) Species Oxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838) Species Oxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860) | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Notes |
Description: Males hold tails stiffly erect. Bills of breeding males blue. Swim with head and neck low in water. Good divers; remain submerged for prolonged periods. [details] Remark: Please remove. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159099 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Oxyura. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159099 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||
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