Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | ànec capnegre |
| Czech | kachnice černohlavá |
| Danish | Snylteand |
| Dutch | Koekoekseend |
| English | Black-headed Duck |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Duck |
| Finnish | loissorsa |
| French | Hétéronette à tête noire |
| French (France) | Hétéronette à tête noire |
| German | Kuckucksente |
| Icelandic | Gaukönd |
| Japanese | ズグロガモ |
| Norwegian | gjøkand |
| Polish | pasożytka |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | marreca-de-cabeça-preta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Marreca-de-cabeça-preta |
| Russian | Черноголовая утка |
| Serbian | Patagonska crnoglava patka |
| Slovak | zanášavka čiernohlavá |
| Spanish | Pato Rinconero |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pato Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pato rinconero |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Pato cabeza negra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pato rinconero |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pato Cabeza Negra |
| Swedish | svarthuvad and |
| Turkish | Guguk Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Качка чорноголова |
Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
Peter E. Lowther
Version: 1.0 — Published October 15, 2010
Version: 1.0 — Published October 15, 2010
Distribution
Distribution in the Americas
Found in central Chile (from Región Metropolitana de Santiago to Valdivia Province) and from central Paraguay south to central Argentina (northern portions of Buenos Aires and La Pampa provinces), including coastal portions of Uruguay and southernmost Brazil (Weller 1967b). Partially migratory (Weller 1967b, Olrog 1974, Belton 1984), although movements not well documented.
Distribution outside the Americas
No records.
Habitat
Found in semi-permanent, freshwater marshes dominated by extensive stands of Scirpus californicus; outside the breeding season may be seen in lakes, roadside ditches and sometimes flooded fields (Weller 1967b, Johnsgard 1997, Cofré et al. 2007).
Historical changes
None reported.
Fossil history
No information.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Black-headed Duck
