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| | [[Image:Crested_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by megan perkins <br />Salinas N.Park, [[Peru]] ]] | | [[Image:Crested_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by megan perkins <br />Salinas N.Park, [[Peru]] ]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Lophonetta|Lophonetta]] specularioides | | ;[[:Category:Lophonetta|Lophonetta]] specularioides |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | *Large |
| | + | *Short crest |
| | + | *Pale brown |
| | + | *Flanks have marbled appearance |
| | + | *Rufous breast |
| | + | *Red iris |
| | + | *Black bill |
| | + | *Grey legs |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | [[South America]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | ''Lophonetta specularioides'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | | ''Lophonetta specularioides'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
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| | :*Andes of [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] to north-western [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] | | :*Andes of [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] to north-western [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] |
| | *''L. s. specularioides'' | | *''L. s. specularioides'' |
| - | :*Central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is. | + | :*Central Chile and Argentina to [[Tierra del Fuego]] and [[Falkland Islands]]. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | | + | Shallow coastal regions, lakes and ponds. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | The diet includes algae and invertebrates. |
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| | + | It builds its nest in shrubs near to water; 5-7 eggs are laid. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}} | | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}} |
| - | {{ref}} | + | |
| | + | Wikipedia; Arthur Grosset |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|duck+specularioides}} | | {{GSearch|duck+specularioides}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lophonetta]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lophonetta]] |
Revision as of 15:22, 11 March 2009
Photo by megan perkins
Salinas N.Park,
Peru - Lophonetta specularioides
Anas specularioides
Identification
- Large
- Short crest
- Pale brown
- Flanks have marbled appearance
- Rufous breast
- Red iris
- Black bill
- Grey legs
Distribution
South America.
Taxonomy
Lophonetta specularioides has two subspecies:1
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Habitat
Shallow coastal regions, lakes and ponds.
Behaviour
The diet includes algae and invertebrates.
It builds its nest in shrubs near to water; 5-7 eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
Wikipedia; Arthur Grosset
External Links
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