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Black-headed Duck

Heteronetta atricapilla
(Merrem, B, 1841)
Pato Cabeza Negra
Marreca-de-cabeça-preta
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Anas atricapilla.


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Photography ID: 43480
♂  Adult
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/11/2014
Diego Varales



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214704507/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Patos, EnsenadaDiego Varales
154441909/02/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Patos, Ensenada4Diego Varales
152640516/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Patos, Ensenada8Diego Varales
119095512/02/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Patos, Ensenada2Diego Varales
69054902/02/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Varales
9472411/01/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Patos, EnsenadaDiego Varales
4790423/10/2010ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta LaraDiego Varales
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.