New Zealand Birds

11001-42009 Blue duck, or whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) female on nest under forest tussock. Recent genetic work suggests whio are unique within the Anatinae subfamily. Unlike all other NZ waterfowl, both living and extinct, they have no Australian relatives. Monkey Creek, Fiordland *

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11001-42009 Blue duck, or whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) female on nest under forest tussock. Recent genetic work suggests whio are unique within the Anatinae subfamily. Unlike all other NZ waterfowl, both living and extinct, they have no Australian relatives. Monkey Creek, Fiordland *

Blue duck whio 42009 Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos nest mountain duck whistling