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Oxyura vittata |
(Philippi, 1860) |
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Family: ducks, geese, swans |
Order: Anseriformes |
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Lake duck |
Érismature ornée |
Malvasía argentina |
Bindenruderente |
Migration: partial |
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intracontinental |
Partially migratory; southernmost populations birds leave breeding grounds to winter in more temperate regions,
occurring as far N as central Brazil and Paraguay. Other populations chiefly sedentary, with only small-scale
movements. Occasionally subject to wide-range dispersions in severe drought conditions. (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) |