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The white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small diving duck some 45 cm (18 in) long. The male has a white head with black crown, a blue bill, and reddish-grey plumage. The female has a dark bill and rather duller colouring. Its breeding habitat is lakes with open water and dense vegetation at the margin.
The black-headed duck is the most basal living member of its subfamily, and it lacks the stiff tail and swollen bill of its relatives. Overall much resembling a fairly typical diving duck, [5] its plumage and other peculiarities indicate it may not be a very close relative of the other stiff-tailed ducks, but rather the product of convergent evolution from the ancestors of the stiff-tailed ducks.
For example, the white-faced whistling ducks with more black coloration are commonly found in western Africa where rainfall supersedes the dry season. The back and wings are dark brown to black, and the underparts are black with a fine white barring on the flanks. The neck is chestnut. Males and females have similar plumage.
Black-headed duck: Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem, 1841) 166 Masked duck: Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) 167 Ruddy duck: Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 168 Andean duck: Oxyura ferruginea (Eyton, 1838) 169 Lake duck: Oxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860) 170 Blue-billed duck: Oxyura australis Gould, 1837: 171 Maccoa duck: Oxyura maccoa ...
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. Turkey holds an important wintering population of the endangered white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala).
Nomonyx, masked duck; Heteronetta, black-headed duck; Unresolved: The largest degree of uncertainty concerns whether a number of genera are closer to the shelducks or to the dabbling ducks. The rare white-winged duck, a species of unclear affiliation Wood duck Aix sponsa See also the monotypic subfamilies above, and the "perching ducks"
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Bar-headed goose winter in the wetlands of Pakistan Pakistan has the largest concentration of wintering white-headed duck in South Asia [1] Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae. Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills ...