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Patagonian Crested Duck

Patagonian Crested Duck (Lophonetta s. Specularioides)
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.
These ducks are a fairly common marine species. Widely distributed on coasts and particularly prolific in more sheltered bays with extensive shallows and tidal reaches. They forage and dabble feeding on a wide range of marine life. They may form a trio with two males attending one female as they nest close to the shoreline.
RANGE & HABITAT: Breeding resident of the Falklands. They occur in Southern South America. Coastal regions of Tierra del Fuego, southern Chile and Patagonia.

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Patagonian Crested Duck (Lophonetta s. Specularioides)<br /> Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br /> These ducks are a fairly common marine species. Widely distributed on coasts and particularly prolific in more sheltered bays with extensive shallows and tidal reaches. They forage and dabble feeding on a wide range of marine life. They may form a trio with two males attending one female as they nest close to the shoreline.<br /> RANGE & HABITAT: Breeding resident of the Falklands. They occur in Southern South America. Coastal regions of Tierra del Fuego, southern Chile and Patagonia.
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