Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Rosa kokëbardhë |
| Arabic | بط ابيض الراس |
| Armenian | Սպիտակագլուխ բադ |
| Asturian | Balbasña tiestablanca |
| Azerbaijani | Göydimdik ördək |
| Basque | Ahate buruzuria |
| Bulgarian | Тръноопашата потапница |
| Catalan | malvasia capblanca |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白头硬尾鸭 |
| Croatian | čakora |
| Czech | kachnice bělohlavá |
| Danish | Hvidhovedet Skarveand |
| Dutch | Witkopeend |
| English | White-headed Duck |
| English (United States) | White-headed Duck |
| Finnish | valkopääsorsa |
| French | Érismature à tête blanche |
| French (France) | Érismature à tête blanche |
| Galician | Malvasía de cabeza branca |
| German | Weißkopf-Ruderente |
| Greek | (Ευρωπαϊκό) Κεφαλούδι |
| Hebrew | צחראש לבן |
| Hungarian | Kékcsőrű réce |
| Icelandic | Eirönd |
| Italian | Gobbo rugginoso |
| Japanese | カオジロオタテガモ |
| Latvian | Baltgalvas zilknābis |
| Lithuanian | Baltagalvė stačiauodegė antis |
| Mongolian | Ямаан сүүлт нугас |
| Norwegian | hvithodeand |
| Persian | اردک سرسفید |
| Polish | sterniczka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-rabo-alçado |
| Romanian | Rață cu cap alb |
| Russian | Савка |
| Serbian | Beloglava plavokljuna patka |
| Slovak | potápnica bielohlavá |
| Slovenian | Beloglavka |
| Spanish | Malvasía Cabeciblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Malvasía cabeciblanca |
| Swedish | kopparand |
| Turkish | Dikkuyruk |
| Ukrainian | Савка білоголова |
Revision Notes
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Eliza Wein generated the map.
Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769)
Definitions
- OXYURA
- oxyura
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Scientific name definitions
Version: 4.0 — Published September 22, 2023
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 4.0
- Full Revision
- September 22, 2023
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Authors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green
Revisors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, Andy J. Green, and Peter Pyle
Recommended Citation
Salvador, A., J. A. Amat, and A. J. Green (2023). White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), version 4.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whhduc1.04
Revision Notes
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Eliza Wein generated the map.
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Version 3.0
- Full Revision
- September 30, 2022
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Authors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green
Revisors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green
Recommended Citation
Salvador, A., J. A. Amat, and A. J. Green (2022). White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), version 3.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whhduc1.03
Revision Notes
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green evaluated every section of the account, and added new or revised material throughout.
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- December 18, 2020
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Authors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green
Revisors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green
Recommended Citation
Salvador, A., J. A. Amat, and A. J. Green (2020). White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whhduc1.02
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Version 1.1
- Partial Revision
- September 11, 2020
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Authors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, Andy J. Green, Carles Carboneras, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Alfredo Salvador, Juan A. Amat, and Andy J. Green
Recommended Citation
Salvador, A., J. A. Amat, A. J. Green, C. Carboneras, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whhduc1.01.1
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Authors
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whhduc1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 7, 2016
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Authors
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. and G. M. Kirwan (2016). White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
