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The white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small diving duck some 45 cm (18 in) long. The male has a white head with black crown, a blue bill, and reddish-grey plumage. The female has a dark bill and rather duller colouring. Its breeding habitat is lakes with open water and dense vegetation at the margin.
Adult male Chubut steamer ducks have white heads with a bright yellow/orange bill with a black nail [citation needed] Their webs and feet are yellow/orange with black claws. [citation needed] The rest of their plumage includes mostly grey bodies and white bellies. [citation needed] While the male is molting his bill turns to a duller yellow/orange.
Averaging 35.5 cm (14.0 in) and 370 g (13 oz), it rivals the green-winged teal as the smallest American duck. The bufflehead has a wingspan of 21.6 in (55 cm). [7] Adult males are striking black and white, with iridescent green and purple heads and a large white patch behind the eye.
Johann Friedrich Gmelin placed it in the genus Anas with the ducks, geese, and swans. Both the male and female have striking plumages: the male has a black head and barred black body and the female has a white head with a chestnut body. They weigh between 1.09 and 2 kg (2.4 and 4.4 lb) and are between 63 and 71 cm (25 and 28 in) in length.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Blue-billed duck Male Female Oxyura australis Gould, 1837: Australia: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Ruddy duck Male Female Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789) North and South America (+ British Isles, [5] France, & Spain (introduced)) Size: Habitat ...
The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America. This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight.
Hardheads are smaller than most ducks, with body length typically between 42 – 59 cm.Both sexes are similar in size, ranging from 525 – 1100 g with wingspans of 65 – 70 cm. [4] Both male and female are a fairly uniform chocolate-brown above, with rufous flanks and white undersides (which are often not visible if the duck is in the water).
Nomonyx, masked duck; Heteronetta, black-headed duck; Unresolved: The largest degree of uncertainty concerns whether a number of genera are closer to the shelducks or to the dabbling ducks. The rare white-winged duck, a species of unclear affiliation Wood duck Aix sponsa See also the monotypic subfamilies above, and the "perching ducks"