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Blue Duck
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Blue Duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, is a duck in the Anatidae family and the Anseriformes order. It breeds in central and southern North Island, and western South Island in New Zealand. Endemic to New Zealand, it is the only species in its genus. The bird lives on clean, stable rivers with a medium to steep gradient, and uses river banks for roosting. Breeding takes place from August to December, with a clutch of six eggs and an incubation period of 35 days.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Australasia: c, s North and w South Is. (New Zealand)
