White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala - Érismature à tête blanche
Systematics
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family:
Anatidés
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Genus:
Oxyura
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Species:
leucocephala
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 48 cm
- Wingspan: 62 à 70 cm.
- Weight: 510 à 900 g
Geographic range
Identification
White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Érismature à tête blanche,
- Malvasía cabeciblanca,
- pato-de-rabo-alçado-europeu,
- Weißkopf-Ruderente,
- kékcsőrű réce,
- Witkopeend,
- Gobbo rugginoso,
- kopparand,
- Hvithodeand,
- potápnica bielohlavá,
- kachnice bělohlavá,
- Hvidhovedet Skarveand,
- valkopääsorsa,
- malvasia capblanca,
- Eirönd,
- sterniczka (zwyczajna),
- baltgalvas zilknābis,
- beloglavka,
- Савка,
- カオジロオタテガモ,
- 白头硬尾鸭,
- 白頭硬尾鴨,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Salt Exploitation Sites
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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