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 LC    Lake Duck* Id (Atlas):
    Oxyura vittata

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Lake Duck, Argentine Blue-bill, Argentine Blue-billed Duck, Argentine Lake Duck, Argentine Ruddy Duck

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Philippi, 1860)

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Vagrant to Antarctica, Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Most of Chile and Argentina (except highlands), northwards to south-eastern Brazil.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

 
Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata) [XC44471]
     by id from Laguna Nimez, Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina., Argentina (alarm call)

 
Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata) [XC774896]
     by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Casablanca, Valparaiso, Valpara\u00edso, Chile (alarm call)

Subspecies
Considered by some to form a superspecies with Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata) - 10 files


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