Masked Duck

Nomonyx dominicusOrder: ANSERIFORMESFamily: Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
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Range Map for Masked Duck

Overview

Masked Duck: Small stifftail duck with black-tipped blue bill and black mask with thin white eye-ring. Body is rufous-brown with black streaks on the back and sides; white wing patches are visible in flight. Feeds on aquatic plants, insects and crustaceans. Direct flight with rapid wing beats.

Range and Habitat

Masked Duck: Found primarily in the tropics and neotropics with populations throughout Mexico. Strays to Texas where it has bred. Multiple records for Louisiana and Florida, single records for several other eastern U.S. states. Inhabits marshy ponds with heavy vegetation, often found in rice fields.

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Listen:

Voice Text

"kirri, kirroo, kirri, kirroo, kirroo, kirroo, kirrrr"

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Related Birds:

Ruddy Duck
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Family Dabbling Ducks (Anatidae)_blue
Species Nomonyx dominicus
Length13 Inches
Wingspan17 Inches

Masked Duck

Masked Duck: Small stifftail duck with black-tipped blue bill and black mask with thin white eye-ring. Body is rufous-brown with black streaks on the back and sides; white wing patches are visible in flight. Feeds on aquatic plants, insects and crustaceans. Direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "kirri, kirroo, kirri, kirroo, kirroo, kirroo, kirrrr"

● Foraging & Feeding: Masked Duck: Feeds on variety of aquatic vegetation and seeds, occasionally insects and crustaceans. Primarily feeds by tipping up, also makes short dives.

● Breeding & nesting: Masked Duck: Presumably monogamous. Female builds roofed-over or deep cup nest in vegetation near water, lined with few down feathers. Clutch size is four to ten white or buff eggs incubated by female for 23 to 24 days. Male stays for a portion of incubation period. Female alone tends precocial young.

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Flight Pattern

Direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Masked Duck Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Masked Duck: Found primarily in the tropics and neotropics with populations throughout Mexico. Strays to Texas where it has bred. Multiple records for Louisiana and Florida, single records for several other eastern U.S. states. Inhabits marshy ponds with heavy vegetation, often found in rice fields.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationRare in North America
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight12.8 Ounces