Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusOxyura (Stiff-tailed Ducks)
- SpeciesOxyura australis (Blue-billed Duck)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
White-eyed Duck
Aythya australis
Wandering Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Blue-billed Duck at Great Otway National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |