（学名：Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos；英语：Blue Duck、Mountain Duck、Blue Mountain Duck；毛利语：Whio）是鸭科山藍鴨屬（Hymenolaimus）的唯一一种生物，仅见于新西兰，新西兰十元纸币上印着的鸟就是它。它在新西兰以其毛利语名“Whio”（发音近似fee-o）知名，这个词描述的是其雄鸟尖锐的叫声。
形态
体长，雌性较小，重，雄性重。两性的羽毛颜色区别不大，只不过雌鸟胸部的栗色会浅一些。
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外部链接
ARKive: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060422093654/http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Hymenolaimus_malacorhynchos/ Images and movies of the Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos*)]
*[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=422&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130428083454/http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/wetland-birds/blue-duck-whio/ Blue duck/Whio] at the Department of Conservation
*[http://www.terranature.org/duckBlue.htm TerraNature | New Zealand ecology – Blue duck (Whio)]
*[http://www.wceet.org.nz/blue-duck-project-charitable-trust/ Blue Duck Project Charitable Trust]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120415134013/http://www.whioforever.co.nz/whio%2Dforever/ Whio Forever Project]
*[http://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/generation/our-generation-sites/tongariro-power-scheme/environmental-mitigation/central-north-island-blue-duck-trust/central-north-island-blue-duck-trust.cfm Central North Island Blue Duck Trust]
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