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Habitat Breeds on small lakes and rivers, some moving to larger freshwaters and sheltered coasts nearby in winter. | Habitat Breeds on small lakes and rivers, some moving to larger freshwaters and sheltered coasts nearby in winter. | ||
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Revision as of 13:50, 9 June 2007
- Bucephala islandica
Description
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Identification
A mainly North American duck, the only Western Palearctic breeding area is Iceland where a fairly common resident, especially in the Lake Myvatn area.
Elsewhere in Europe a vagrant or escape recorded in the Faroes and Britain east to Sweden, Poland and northern Russia, north to Svalbard and south to Spain. Other reports have involved obvious escapes and until ringing recoveries show genuine vagrancy does occur then all reports of this species must be treated with caution. Icelandic birds are sedentary, remaining on breeding waters or moving to larger lakes nearby. Any genuine vagrants in Europe are more likely to originate from the more migratory Canadian populations.
Habitat Breeds on small lakes and rivers, some moving to larger freshwaters and sheltered coasts nearby in winter.
