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Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominica)

[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Nomonyx dominica | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Masked Duck | [FR] Erismature routoutou | [DE] Masken-Ruderente | [ES] Malvasia Enmascarada | [NL] Maskerstekelstaart Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The only member of the genus Nomonyx, it is intermediate between the rather primitive Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta) and the very […]