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Masked Duck

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wpe580.jpg (21801 bytes) Oxyura dominica Alternate name
Nomonyx dominicus Scientific name 
Anseriformes Order
Anatidae Family   
33 - 38cm              Length
Lowland Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands. Habitat
4 - 6 buff-white eggs incubated by female for 23 to 24 days. Clutch    Eggs
Aquatic plants and small ctreatures. Food    Diet
Shy secretive.              Habits
353 World No

Least Concern                         

Status
Photo by Arthur Grosset © all rights reserved
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 Embedded file Masked Duck call
(Nomonyx dominicus)
Charlie Vogt XC16328
06-09-2000, Ecuador

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