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[[Image:Musk_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by julien]]
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[[Image:Musk_Duck_closeup.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Lindsay Cooke<br/>Location: Ballarat, Australia]]  
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==Identification==
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The lobe of skin (bladder) hanging under the drake's bill gets bigger with age. During courtship the Musk Duck blows its neck and cheeks out and expands the bladder to a diameter of 100-150mm.
  
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==Identification==
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[[Image:Musk_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by julien<br/>Location: Lake Wendouree, Victoria, Australia ]]
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This photo of a male was taken at Lake Wendouree, Victoria, Australia in May 2004
 
  
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The lobe of skin (bladder) hanging under the drake's bill gets bigger with age. During courtship the Musk Duck blows its neck and cheeks out and expands the bladder to a diameter of100-150mm.
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
An endemic to Australia.
 
An endemic to Australia.
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&si=musk%20duck&what=allfields&name=&when=&whenterm= View more images of Musk Duck in the gallery]
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=10&bid=40 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=10&bid=40 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
[[Category:Birds]]
 
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Revision as of 20:55, 1 August 2007

Biziura lobata
Photo by Lindsay Cooke
Location: Ballarat, Australia

Identification

The lobe of skin (bladder) hanging under the drake's bill gets bigger with age. During courtship the Musk Duck blows its neck and cheeks out and expands the bladder to a diameter of 100-150mm.

Photo by julien
Location: Lake Wendouree, Victoria, Australia

Distribution

An endemic to Australia.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

External Links

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