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Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem, 1841) Family: ducks, geese, swans Order: Anseriformes print version
Black-headed duck Hétéronette à tête noire Pato rinconero Kuckucksente
Migration: partial intracontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Heteronetta atricapilla Movements. Partially migratory; southernmost breeding birds disperse northwards in winter, occurring as far N as Bolivia and S Brazil. Other populations chiefly sedentary, as present all-year in breeding grounds.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)