Oxyura leucocephala Scopoli 1769 (White-headed duck)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combination: Anas leucocephala
Belongs to Oxyura according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bedetti and Pavia 2013 and del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Oxyura australis, Oxyura bessomi, Oxyura ferruginea, Oxyura hulberti, Oxyura jamaicensis, Oxyura maccoa, Oxyura vittata, Oxyura zapatanima
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Pirro Nord (Torino collection) (Quaternary of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.