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 LC    Black-headed Duck* Id (Atlas):
    Heteronetta atricapilla

Description (10)
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Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
35 - 38 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Merrem, 1841)

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

Vagrant to Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Central Chile to Paraguay, south to Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
 
Population
Estimated population is 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

 
Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) [XC492781]
     by id from Estero San Sebasti\u00e1n, San Antonio, Regi\u00f3n de Valpara\u00edso, Chile (call)

 
(Heteronetta atricapilla) [XC379033]
     by Cristian Pinto from Estero San Sebasti\u00e1n, San Antonio, Regi\u00f3n de Valpara\u00edso, Chile (alarm call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) - 10 files


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