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Aythya australis · Family Anatidae
Aythya australis
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 369,684
- Countries and territories with records
- 14
About this species
This species has 369,684 occurrence records from 14 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.9% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.34% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Aythya australis combines the genus name Aythya with the species epithet australis. The Warbla app catalog lists 10 species of the genus Aythya; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Aythya fuligula, Aythya collaris and Aythya affinis.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 61st among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 29.1% of the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.