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[[Category:Oxyura]] | [[Category:Oxyura]] | ||
;[[:Category:Oxyura|Oxyura]] leucocephala | ;[[:Category:Oxyura|Oxyura]] leucocephala | ||
[[Image:White-headed_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IanF]] | [[Image:White-headed_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IanF]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | ==Distribution | + | 43-48cm. Chestnut brown body, blue bill, white head, black cap and neck. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a white face and a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe. |
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Spain]] and [[North Africa]], with a larger population in western and central [[Asia]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Large tracts of open water with dense stands of aquatic plants. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes aquatic invertebrates and vegetation. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oxyura+leucocephala}} | {{GSearch|Oxyura+leucocephala}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=169&Bird_Image_ID=8310&Bird_Family_ID=62 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=169&Bird_Image_ID=8310&Bird_Family_ID=62 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, 15 August 2008
- Oxyura leucocephala
Identification
43-48cm. Chestnut brown body, blue bill, white head, black cap and neck. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a white face and a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe.
Distribution
Spain and North Africa, with a larger population in western and central Asia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Large tracts of open water with dense stands of aquatic plants.
Behaviour
The diet includes aquatic invertebrates and vegetation.
