Spotted
Spotted Ferruginous Duck
Spotted Ferruginous Duck
Patricia
Patricia
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Ferruginous Duck

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Lifer
Fuligule nyroca ♀ (Aythya nyroca), Parc du Rouge-Cloître, Bruxelles
The Ferruginous Duck is a small, compact diving duck, notable for the male's rich reddish-brown (ferruginous) plumage, a dark back, and a distinct white eye. Females are duller. Both sexes have a conspicuous white patch under the tail. It prefers densely vegetated freshwater bodies.

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