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Buffel head Duck

Photo by TrishPeake
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45.6872, -123.94

Field Notes

Description:

small water birds with Black back and white ear and back patch

Habitat:

rivers

Notes:

this rivers is a tidal river and was at low tide

Species ID Suggestions

Buffel head Duck
SchuylerMunden
2

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Reference Link
Liam
3

Bucephala albeola
MeaganKeefe
1

Comments (2)
SchuylerMunden
Buffel head is a smaller duck and the Merganser has a sharper bill.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Merganser
TrishPeake
thankyou I was going between that and merganset

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion

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PublishedJanuary 9, 2012

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