Ducks, Geese, Swans

White-headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

The White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a 661 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

661 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

28

Recorded in Spain, Israel, Netherlands, Turkey, Algeria, Russia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, Iran, Greece, Ukraine, Armenia, China, France, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, United Kingdom, Germany, Tunisia, Palestine, Iraq, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Italy.

Where to see it: Retenue Collinaire El Mellah Salah Derraji (Algeria); Mhaymidah · outcrop SE of city (Syria); Al Jaboul Lake (Syria); Desembocadura del Guadalhorce · Área General (Spain); Marjal dels Moros · Área general (Spain).

Photo: (c) Diego González Dopico, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist