Ducks, Geese, Swans
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
The Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a 674 g wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.
- Family
- Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Weight
- 674 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 8
Recorded in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Ethiopia, Lesotho, United Kingdom.
Where to see it: Avis Dam (Namibia); Strandfontein WTP (South Africa); Asmara (Eritrea); Arusha NP (Tanzania); Adi Keyh (Eritrea).
Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist