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The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) or whio is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only member of the genus Hymenolaimus . Its exact taxonomic status is still unresolved, but it appears to be most closely related to the tribe Anatini , the dabbling ducks.
Blue Duck River → Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu → Lake Wakatipu → Kawarau River → Lake Dunstan → Clutha River → Pacific Ocean The Blue Duck River is a river of New Zealand . [ 1 ] A tributary of the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu , it rises to the south of the Blue Duck Glacier, flowing into that river east of Cattle Flat.
The blue duck is one of only six species of waterfowl that permanently inhabits rivers. It inhabits rivers within Victoria Forest Park as well as other parts of New Zealand, feeding primarily on aquatic invertebrates. Blue duck numbers have declined over the last 100 years as a result of predation by introduced mammals and habitat destruction ...
Of the species breeding in New Zealand before humans arrived, 71% were endemic. [1] ... Blue duck , Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos EN; Bounty Island shag, ...
In 1996 New Zealand whio (blue duck) were added. Whio have become one of the Park's most important conservation species. Orana has regularly bred these highly threatened native birds for release to the wild, in various locations in the North Island. African wild dogs arrived in 1998. These animals are one of the most threatened African carnivores.
At Blue Duck Creek, children attended a Household School from 1917 until a schoolhouse was built. The road to Blue Duck Creek was narrow and frequently washed away by floods; an exceptionally large flood in 1922 destroyed a critical bridge connection with Little Wanganui, and settlers began to leave the area. The school closed in 1922. [8]
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The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) is a species of duck, endemic to New Zealand. Blue Duck may also refer to: Blue Duck (outlaw) (1858?–1895), an outlaw of the American Old West; Blue Duck (Lonesome Dove series), a fictional character; Blue Duck River, a river in New Zealand