Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Spectacled Duck

Spectacled Duck Anas specularis

Described by: King (1828)
Alternate common name(s): Bronze-winged Duck, Brown-winged Duck
Old scientific name(s): Speculanas specularis

Photographs

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Location unknown - Feb, 2006 © Harold Stiver 
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Range

S. South America;
S. of 35°S in s. Chile s. of Talca, Cautin or perhaps Curico and s. Argentina s. of Neuquen to Tierra del Fuego.
Disperses ne. after breeding to winter n. to c. and ne. Argentina (Buenos Aires Province, Cordoba and Mendoza) and Chile (Santiago).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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