The black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck in subfamily Oxyurinae of family Anatidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia,...
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The white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small diving duck some 45 cm (18 in) long. The male has a white head with black crown, a blue bill, and...
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The pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) is a large diving duck that was once found in parts of the Gangetic plains of India, Nepal, parts of Maharashtra...
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Anatinae (redirect from Dabbling duck)
(Johnstone's duck) †Lavadytis †Pinpanetta †Tirarinetta Oxyurini (stiff-tailed ducks) Heteronetta (black-headed duck) Nomonyx (masked duck) Oxyura Biziura...
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The American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest...
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The Muscovy or Barbary is the domesticated form of the wild Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. There are a number of local or regional breeds, and drakes...
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The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the...
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monotypic are described today: The black-headed duck of Heteronetta is indisputably quite basal, looking more like a typical duck-like Anatidae with a short tail...
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are able to feed themselves from birth. One aberrant species, the black-headed duck, is an obligate brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of gulls...
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the genus Nomonyx, it is intermediate between the rather primitive black-headed duck (Heteronetta) and the very apomorphic true stiff-tailed ducks. It...
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The black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly called the black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that before 2000 bred mainly...
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Indian whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) is a whistling duck that breeds in the Caribbean. Alternative names are black-billed whistling duck and Cuban whistling...
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contributions. Some bird species that exhibit this behavior are the black-headed duck, the common cuckoo, and the cowbirds. There are two types of brood...
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octosetaceus (critically endangered) Black-headed duck, Heteronetta atricapilla Masked duck, Nomonyx dominicus Lake duck, Oxyura vittata Order: Galliformes Family:...
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honeyguides (Indicatoridae); and in a single species of waterfowl, the black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla). Most avian brood parasites are specialists...
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Heteronetta (Merrem 1841) Salvadori 1865 (black-headed duck) Genus Nomonyx (Linnaeus 1766) Ridgway 1880 (masked duck) Genus Oxyura Bonaparte 1828 Genus Nettapus...
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bunting Black-headed canary Black-headed cuckooshrike Black-headed duck Black-headed gonolek Black-headed greenfinch Black-headed grosbeak Black-headed gull...
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Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese,...
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Indian Runners are a breed of Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, the domestic duck. They stand erect like penguins and, rather than waddling, they run. The...
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The Chubut steamer duck or white-headed flightless steamer duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus) is a flightless duck endemic to Argentina. It is the most recently...
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1841) Salvadori 1865 (black-headed duck) LC Genus Nomonyx Ridgway 1880 Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus 1766) Ridgway 1880 (masked duck) LC Genus Oxyura Bonaparte...
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Anserinae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. The ashy-headed goose is monotypic. The ashy-headed goose is 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24 in) long. Males weigh 1...
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Peking duck is a dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the Imperial era. The meat is characterized by its thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions...
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octosetaceus (extirpated) Black-headed duck, Heteronetta atricapilla Masked duck, Nomonyx dominicus Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis Lake duck, Oxyura vittata Order:...
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The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. Feral...
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Genus Heteronetta - black-headed duck Genus Histrionicus - harlequin duck (includes Ocyplonessa) Genus Hymenolaimus - blue duck Genus Lophodytes - hooded...
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as well as the black-headed duck, black-necked swan, cinnamon teal, crested duck, Coscoroba swan, kelp goose, silver teal, torrent duck and many others...
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whistling duck Plumed whistling duck Spotted whistling duck Lesser whistling duck White-faced whistling duck Black-headed duck Harlequin duck Hooded merganser...
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peposaca Black-headed duck, Heteronetta atricapilla Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (the local subspecies is also called Andean duck) Lake duck, Oxyura...
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The Duck family is a fictional family of cartoon ducks related to Disney character Donald Duck. The family is also related to the Coot, Goose, and Gander...
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