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Buonos Aires

Coscoroba coscoroba

[edit] Identification

87.5-112cm.

• White
• Primaries are black tipped (only visible in flight)
• Red bill
• Red legs and feet
• Sexes similar
• Juvenile - patchy brown and grey

[edit] Distribution

Southern Chile, central Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. Migrates in winter north to central Chile, northern Argentina, Uruguay and the south east Brazil.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Swamps and lagoons.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fish, waterplants, mussels, crustaceans and grass.

Only the female incubates the 4-7 eggs for 36 days.

[edit] Vocalisation

A cos-cor-ooo sound.

[edit] References

Wikipedia; ANIMAL BYTES

[edit] External Links