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;[[:Category:Oxyura|Oxyura]] ferruginea | ;[[:Category:Oxyura|Oxyura]] ferruginea | ||
[[Image:Andean_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Robert Scanlon]] | [[Image:Andean_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Robert Scanlon]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Chestnut, black head, bright blue bill with a slight bump over the nostril. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of ''Oxyura jamaicensis'' by some. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lakes, pools and marshes. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oxyura+ferruginea}} | {{GSearch|Oxyura+ferruginea}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:05, 10 October 2008
- Oxyura ferruginea
Identification
Chestnut, black head, bright blue bill with a slight bump over the nostril.
Distribution
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.
Taxonomy
Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of Oxyura jamaicensis by some.
Habitat
Lakes, pools and marshes.
