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Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) Strandfontein Water Treatment Plant, Cape Town, South Africa. Apr 9, 2016. Fall,Geotagged,Maccoa duck,Oxyura maccoa,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa)

Strandfontein Water Treatment Plant, Cape Town, South Africa. Apr 9, 2016.

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    Thibaud Aronson
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    Couldn't get a good shot of the males! Posted 9 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Do they look much different? Posted 9 years ago

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The Maccoa duck

The maccoa duck is a small long African stiff-tailed duck. Adult males have a chestnut body, a blue bill and a black head. Adult females have a grey-brown body, with a dark grey bill and a dark brown crown, nape and cheek stripe.

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Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Jul 27, 2016. Captured Apr 9, 2016 16:01 in Unnamed Road, Pelikan Park, Cape Town, 7941, South Africa.
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  • PENTAX K-3
  • f/7.1
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.