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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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Photography ID: 458146
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Lago
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/16/2021
María Alejandra Sosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
170191014/01/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 5 295 (-35,585009, -61,146383)2María Alejandra Sosa
170184014/01/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAutopista Luján - Bragado (-35,062515, -60,292401)30María Alejandra Sosa
163120927/08/2022ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1María Alejandra Sosa
149103307/11/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresAvenida Intendente Hernan M. Giralt, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)9María Alejandra Sosa
145295328/08/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresAvenida Intendente Hernan M. Giralt, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1María Alejandra Sosa
144771916/08/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida del Lago 426, Parque Lago3María Alejandra Sosa
133508321/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Domingo Mercante, Ensenada6María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.