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White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակագլուխ բադ |
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| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 19 for White-headed Duck and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 43-48 cm, Wing Span:62-70 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 88. |
| Description: | Shows broad bill that appears swollen, short thick neck, long stiff tail. Male: bright blue bill, black crown patch on white head, black neck ring. Upperparts reddish-brown. Female: duller and browner than male, with smaller dark gray bill and distinctive dark bar across off-white lower face. |
| Behavior: | Swims very low in water with tail lowered or cocked. Requires open water for takeoff run. |
| Habitat: | Lakes bordered by dense emergent vegetation. |
| Food: | Seeds and vegetative parts of water plants. |
| Nest: | Platform of reeds lined with down on clump of rotted aquatic vegetation deep in reed thickets. |
| Eggs: | 70 mm, 5-10, dull white. |
