Waterbirds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.707 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The white-backed duck is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae. It is the only member of the genus Thalassornis.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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