Masked duck

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Masked duck
Adult males, Tobago

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Nomonyx
Ridgway, 1880
Species:
N. dominicus
Binomial name
Nomonyx dominicus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Anas dominica Linnaeus, 1766
  • Oxyura dominica (Linnaeus, 1766)

The masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a tiny

tropical Americas
.

Taxonomy

The only member of the

Oxyura, but the masked ducks are now considered the descendants of a missing link in the Oxyurini evolution, having changed little for millions of years.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

They are found from southern

swamps
.

Description

Breeding adult males have a rust-colored body with a black face and mottled wings. Adult females, winter males, and juveniles have a barred brownish gray body, with two horizontal, dark-colored stripes running through the buff-colored face.

Diet

These ducks mainly feed on

crustaceans. They feed by diving. These ducks are usually very secretive, but they are not rare and not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2021). "Nomonyx dominicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22679789A137758280. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. doi:10.1093/auk/103.4.737
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  3. PMID 12066296
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  4. ^ Jack Eitniear (2000). "Masked duck". The Texas Breeding Bird Atlas. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Masked Duck, Nomonyx dominicus". River Basin Center/University of Georgia. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  6. ^ https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Nomonyx_dominicus%20-%20Masked%20Duck.pdf [bare URL PDF]

Further reading

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