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| Biziura lobata |
(Shaw, 1796) |
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Family: ducks, geese, swans |
Order: Anseriformes |
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Musk duck |
Erismature à barbillons |
Malvasía de papada |
Lappenente |
| Migration: Possibly migratory |
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Chiefly sedentary, but evidence exists that many birds, perhaps mostly juveniles, involved in small- or large-
scale dispersion after breeding. Their movements often reflect availability of suitable habitat and extent of
flooding of a particular area. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |