Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Masked Duck (Oxyura dominica) - HBW 1, p. 626
French: Erismature routoutou
German: Maskenruderente
Spanish: Malvasía Enmascarada
Other common names: White-winged Lake Duck
Taxonomy: Anas dominica Linnaeus, 1766, South America = Santo Domingo ex Brisson.
Often placed in monospecific genus Nomonyx. Monotypic.
Distribution: West Indies and Mexico S to NW Peru and E of Andes to NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in breeding plumage, alert Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 4.7 -
A male in breeding plumage and a female, showing their characteristic stiff tails Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 5 years ago 49 sec 4.5 -
Two males, one of them in breeding plumage, and a female in a pond Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 5 years ago 50 sec 4.4 -
A female diving and bringing aquatic vegetation to the surface Locality Laguna Volcán, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2005 7 years ago 22 sec 4.4 -
Male and female Locality Estancia El Dorado, Cayastá, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Martin Manassero 26 November 2012 28 weeks ago 51 sec 4.3 -
female swimming in early morning Locality La Leonesa, Chaco Province, Argentina
fabrigorleri 21 April 2013 7 weeks ago 40 sec 4
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Male
Locality Cayastá, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Horacio Luna 26 November 2012 19 weeks ago 4.4 -
Female
Locality Cayastá, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Horacio Luna 26 November 2012 19 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male in breeding plumage.
Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Stanisław Czyz 17 February 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Male
Locality Cayastá, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Horacio Luna 26 November 2012 19 weeks ago 3.8 -
Female type showing very buffy face
Locality Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico
Paul A Guris 15 March 2012 1 year ago 3.6 -
A male. Species known in Argentina as pato fierro
Locality San Miguel del Monte (Monte), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Hernán Tolosa 13 June 2009 2 years ago 3.4
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