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Aythya americana

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Males have a red head, gray body, and black chest and butt. Females are light brown all over with an eye ring.

Habitat:

Swimming along the shoreline in the Gulf of Mexico.

Reference Links:

Redhead, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedFebruary 25, 2015

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