Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) - HBW 1, p. 627
French: Erismature maccoa
German: Afrikaruderente
Spanish: Malvasía Maccoa
Taxonomy: Erismatura maccoa Eyton, 1838, Indian Isles = South Africa, ex A. Smith.
Considered by some to be more closely linked to O. leucocephala than to the more externally similar O. vittata and O. australis. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Africa, from Ethiopia and E Sudan to N Tanzania; S Africa, from Namibia and Zimbabwe to Cape Province.
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An adult female and a juvenile swimming Locality Lake Chelekcheka, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 30 November 2007 4 years ago 34 sec 3.8 -
A male on the water, preening and scratching its head Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 4 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A female resting on the water Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 4 years ago 37 sec 3.5
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Male in breeding plumage
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain
Jonathan Beilby 1 June 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Adult male swimming.
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 22 November 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.8 -
Male swimming in dam
Locality Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Loutjie Steenberg 21 July 2010 1 year ago 2.2 -
Adult male duck
Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Loutjie Steenberg 1 October 2010 1 year ago 2
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