Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus)
About the Masked Duck
The masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. The only member of the genus Nomonyx, it is intermediate between the rather primitive black-headed duck (Heteronetta) and the very apomorphic true stiff-tailed ducks. It is sometimes included with the latter in the genus Oxyura, but the masked ducks are now considered the descendants of a missing link in the Oxyurini evolution, having changed little for millions of years.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 17 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.