---
title: "Pato-de-papada"
description: "Biziura lobata — Aves. The musk duck (Biziura lobata) is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/musk-duck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pato-de-papada

> Biziura lobata — Aves. The musk duck (Biziura lobata) is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Biziura lobata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2889
- Wikidata: [Q917356](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q917356)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7178](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7178)

## Names

- en: Musk Duck
- de: Lappenente
- es: Malvasía papuda
- fr: Érismature à barbillons
- nl: Australische muskuseend
- pt: Pato-de-papada
- pl: Bisiorka

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2822)

## Summary

The musk duck (Biziura lobata) is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. It is the only living member of the genus Biziura. An extinct relative, the New Zealand musk duck or de Lautour's duck (B. delautouri), once occurred on New Zealand, but is only known from prehistoric subfossil bones. It was about 8% longer than the living species, with a particularly large head.
This animal derives its common name from the peculiar musky odour it emanates during the breeding season. Musk ducks are moderately common through the Murray-Darling and Cooper Creek basins, and in the wetter, fertile areas…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_duck

## Photo

![Pato-de-papada](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/musk-duck/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145878312

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/musk-duck?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).