About the Masked Duck
The masked duck is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
ID tip
Breeding adult males have a rust-colored body with a black face and mottled wings. Adult females, winter males, and juveniles have a barred brownish gray body, with two horizontal, dark-colored stripes running through the buff-colored face.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Belize, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands.
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
African Pygmy GooseNettapus auritusThe African pygmy goose is one of the smallest of the perching ducks, and it has the average weight of about 285 grams (10.1 oz) for males and 260 grams (9.2 oz) for females.
Baikal TealSibirionetta formosaThe Baikal teal has a height of 30–40 cm (11.75–15.75 in), and a weighs an average of 500 g (1 lb).
Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapillaThe black-headed duck is the most basal living member of its subfamily, and it lacks the stiff tail and swollen bill of its relatives.
Learn the Masked Duck for real
BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.
Play BeakBrainEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.