Oxyura maccoa

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: During the breeding season it inhabits shallow freshwater lakes bordered by reedbeds, being particularly reliant on Typha for nesting. Post breeding it will wander over larger lakes and brackish lagoons and sometimes occurs in concentrations1. It is thought to find refuge on the larger lakes while moulting1. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates , hence it is more prone to bio-accumulation of pollutants than other duck species. It is mainly sedentary but carries out small-scale dispersive movements in search of suitable habitat during the dry season . The species appears to be capable of colonising new man-made wetlands, using small farm wetlands in Namibia2.[1]


List of Habitats:5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.16Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Oxyura

There are approximately 15 species in this genus:

O. australis (Australian Blue-Billed Duck) · O. chrysanthemoides · O. dominica (St. Domingo Duck) · O. dominicus · O. ferruginea (Andean Duck) · O. ferruginea ferruginea (Andean Duck) · O. jamaicensis (North American Ruddy Duck) · O. jamaicensis andina (Colombian Ruddy Duck) · O. jamaicensis ferruginea · O. jamaicensis jamaicensis (North American Ruddy Duck) · O. jamaicensis rubica · O. jamaicensis rubida (Ruddy Duck) · O. leucocephala (White-Headed Duck) · O. maccoa (Maccoa Duck) · O. vittata (Argentine Blue-Billed Duck)

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Further Reading

• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. Oxyura maccoa. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• BirdLife International 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• BeBIF Provider: Royal Museum of Central Africa - Albertian Rift Birds (ENBI wp13)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3854294
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175180
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13296869
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175180
• IUCN ID: 47132
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 133194

Footnotes

1. BirdLife International 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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