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Anas fulvigula

Photo by Steve G.
Photo taken: Polk County, Florida.

[edit] Identification

55 cm. Dark body, lighter head and neck, orange legs and dark eyes, shiny green-blue wing patch. Male and female are similar, but male's bill is bright yellow, whereas female's has a greenish yellow hue.

[edit] Distribution

Gulf of Mexico and Florida.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Coastal marshes.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes plants, some molluscs and aquatic insects.

The nest is built on the ground amongst vegetation.

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