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Falcated Duck

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Photo by Akiko Hidaka
Kanto, Japan, February 2007

Anas falcata

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Eastern Siberia and Mongolia to northern Japan; winters to India

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

Sometimes placed in the genus Mareca.

Female
Photo by edenwatcher
Chino City, Japan, 2008

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] 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.