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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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Foto
Photography ID: 670185
♂  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
01/28/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 628737
  Adult
Cercania de General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/28/2025
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 598876
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
08/05/2024
Fernanda Ferrari



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242411828/01/2026ArgentinaLa PampaPiletones de Corpico, General PicoFernanda Ferrari
226788428/03/2025ArgentinaLa PampaEl Descanso ruta 3 y ruta 102, Cercania de General PicoFernanda Ferrari
214712405/08/2024ArgentinaLa PampaPiletones de Corpico, General PicoFernanda Ferrari
192942225/11/2023ArgentinaLa PampaCercanias de General PicoFernanda Ferrari
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 07/04/2026.