White-throated duck

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White-throated duck is the name of the three closely related ducks that live in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia:

In German usage, the term Weißkehlente is sometimes used to describe this group of species. This is partly due to the fact that the Sunda white-throated duck and the Andaman white-throated duck were classified as a subspecies of the Australian white-throated duck. Many authors also classify the Andaman white-throated duck as a subspecies albogularis of the Sunda white-throated duck.