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Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
Wood DuckAix sponsa
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
American WigeonMareca americana
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 371,048 |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 24,461 |
| Quebec | 19,470 |
| New York | 16,850 |
| Michigan | 10,595 |
| California | 8,148 |
| Canada | 6,714 |
| Wisconsin | 5,288 |
| British Columbia | 4,518 |
| Maryland | 3,993 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Waterfowl · Anseriformes |
| Family | Ducks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae |
| Genus | Harlequin Ducks · Histrionicus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Native Birds of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Harlequin Duck with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.