masked duck

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Also known as: Oxyura dominica

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The masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a small, spiny-tailed duck found in South America and the West Indies. It is characterized by its black face. Ducks, in general, are omnivorous birds with varied diets that depend on their species, habitat, and the season. They consume plants, insects, seeds, and small animals. Some ducks, like the Muscovy duck, are domesticated and raised for their lean meat.123

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In the masked duck (O. dominica), of the West Indies and tropical America, the drake is white-bellied and entirely reddish above, with a black face. Other stifftails are the musk duck (Biziura lobata), of southern Australia and Tasmania, and the parasitic black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla), of southern…
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In the masked duck (O. dominica), of the West Indies and tropical America, the drake is white-bellied and entirely reddish above, with a black face. Other stifftails are the musk duck (Biziura lobata), of southern Australia and Tasmania, and the parasitic black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla), of southern…
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