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Mexican Duck
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Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
The Mexican duck (Anas diazi) is a species of dabbling duck that breeds in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
From the article Mexican duck on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The bird has a length of 45–55 cm (17.7–21.6 in) and a weight of 849–1,243 g (1.872–2.740 lb) The Mexican duck is mainly brown, with a blue speculum edged with white, obvious in flight or at rest. The male has a brighter yellow bill than the female.
Range & habitat
Most of the population is resident, but some northern birds migrate south to Mexico in winter. The species also occurs widely, but in limited numbers, in Colorado in all seasons and there are photographs of birds referable to this taxon from Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Montana. Mexican Ducks reside in almost all aquatic habitats.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The Mexican duck primarily feeds on various seeds and aquatic plants. The male has a nasal call, whereas the female has the very familiar "quack" commonly associated with ducks. Two to ten eggs are laid per clutch, which take 26 days to incubate.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
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Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 827372.