Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla)

Black-headed Duck, a reference photo — Photo: Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck in subfamily Oxyurinae of family Anatidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-headed Duck being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Netta erythrophthalma
Netta peposaca
Aythya baeri
Oxyura ferruginea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Heteronetta
Species: Heteronetta atricapilla

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