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White-headed duck

Anseriformes · Anatidae

White-headed duck

Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769)

A compact diving duck with a stiff, often cocked tail. The breeding male pairs a white head with a swollen sky-blue bill.

Data

Length
43–48 cm
Wingspan
62–70 cm
Weight
400–900 g
Global IUCN
Endangered (EN)
Protection in Spain
In danger of extinction

Approximate measurements.

Curiosity

It once fell to a few dozen birds in Spain; its recovery began on Andalusian lagoons.

Records by month

38,970 records in Spain

Where it has been recorded

Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Castilla-La Mancha Catalonia Valencian Community Extremadura Galicia Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre Basque Country La Rioja Ceuta Melilla
© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries · GISCO/Eurostat, simplified

Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.

AndalusiaValencian CommunityCastilla-La ManchaRegion of MurciaCataloniaCommunity of MadridCastile and LeónBalearic IslandsNavarre

In the same family

Mallard

Sources

GBIF Wikidata BOE