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Anas clypeata
Breeding Plumage: Head dark glossy green. Bill black. Back black. Chest white. Flanks and belly chestnut-brown. Eyes yellow. Eclipse Plumage: Duller. Head and breast brownish black speckled with whitish or tan. Back black with tan feather edges. Flanks light brown. May show indistinct white crescent on face behind bill. Eyes yellow.
Breeds in open, shallow wetlands. In winter, inhabits both freshwater and saline marshes
Spotted on Apr 8, 2013
Submitted on Apr 8, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Mark! It is a very beautiful bird.
This is an interesting bird and another that I have never heard of.