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Historical bird plate: Blue Duck

Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

Blue Duck · New Zealand Scaup

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01Blue Duck
Hymenolaemus malacorhynchusHymenolaimus malacorhynchosShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateHymenolaemus malacorhynchusBlue Duck
Name used todayHymenolaimus malacorhynchosBlue Duck

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

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02New Zealand Scaup
Fuligula novae-zealandiaeAythya novaeseelandiaeShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateFuligula novae-zealandiaeNew-Zealand Scaup
Name used todayAythya novaeseelandiaeNew Zealand Scaup

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 2
Plate
21
Creator
Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.