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Aythya valisineria

[edit] Identification

48-60cm. Male - black breast, red head and neck, white body, red iris, black bill. Female - brown body and head, black bill.

[edit] Distribution

United States, the Great Lakes and British Columbia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Prairie wetlands; winter - coasts, saltwater bays, estuaries or lakes.

[edit] Behaviour

The nest, built from vegetation, is lined with down and placed in a marsh.

The diet includes aquatic plants, molluscs, aquatic insects and small fish.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links