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Buffel head Duck

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Description:

small water birds with Black back and white ear and back patch

Habitat:

rivers

Notes:

this rivers is a tidal river and was at low tide

3 Species ID Suggestions

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MeaganKeefe
MeaganKeefe 12 years ago
None
Bucephala albeola
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SchuylerMunden
SchuylerMunden 12 years ago
Buffel head Duck
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Liam
Liam 12 years ago
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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2 Comments

SchuylerMunden
SchuylerMunden 12 years ago

Buffel head is a smaller duck and the Merganser has a sharper bill.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Merg...

TrishPeake
TrishPeake 12 years ago

thankyou I was going between that and merganset

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TrishPeake
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TrishPeake

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jan 8, 2012
Submitted on Jan 9, 2012

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