Harlequin Duck

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) No photo of the Harlequin Duck available.

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Harlequin Duck 155. Histrionicus histrionicus (Linn.). HARLEQUIN DUCK. Ad.

HARLEQUIN DUCK, Anas histrionica, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. viii. p. 139. FULIGULA HISTRIONICA, Bonap. Syn., p. 394. CLANGULA HISTRIONICA, Harlequin Duck, Swains. and Rich. F. Bor. Amer.,vol. ii. p. 459.

Adult female Harlequin Duck; Barnegat Light, NJ; December. Figure 1. Distribution of the Harlequin Duck in North America.

Unlike goldeneyes, buffleheads, and mergansers, which frequent calmer shorelines and customarily nap on the water, harlequin ducks in the choppy waters off rocky points and reefs expend considerable energy when they are on rough waters and cannot ...

Harlequin Duck A car loop in southern Maine which views of the ocean from several lookout points. In winter it provides close views of seaducks, loons, grebes, and Alcids.

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) ...

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[9] A group of three birds was also sighted in 1964 in the Rimsky-Korsakov Archipelago near Vladivostok with a small flock of Harlequin Ducks.

There are many species of gulls, alcids and ducks that aren't around during other times of the year. Most winters, a few Dovekies, King Eiders or Harlequin Ducks show up.

See also: Duck, Eider, Scoter, Common Eider, King eider