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BUFFLEHEAD
 BIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BUFFLEHEAD
TAXONOMY
KINGDOM: ANIMALIA
PHYLUM: CHORDATA
SUBPHYLUM: VERTEBRATA
CLASS: BIRDS
ORDER: ANSERIFORMES
FAMILY: ANATIDAE
GENUS: Bucephala
SPECIES: albeola
IT IS A SMALL DUCK OF 33 TO 38 cm. THE MALE IS BIGGER IN SIZE THAN THE FEMALE AND PRESENTS WHITE COLOR WITH PART OF THE HEAD BLACK AS THE SUPERIOR PART OF THE BODY. FEMALES ARE COMPLETELY DARK WITH SMALL WHITE SPOTS IN THE CHEEKS. THEY DISTINGUISH FOR HAVING A VERY FAST FLIGHT.
THEY LAY FROM 6 TO 14 EGGS IN HOLES MADE BY WOODPECKERS. THE INCUBATION TIME IS FROM 28 TO 33 DYAS. THEY REPRODUCE ONLY ONCE A YEAR.
THE DUCKS ARE COMPLETELY FEATHERED AT THEIR 50 TO 55 DAYS OLD.
THEY MAINLY EAT AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES AND IN LESS QUANTITIES, PLANTS, SEEDS, INSECTS AND FISH.
THESE DUCKS LIVE IN LAKES WITH GREAT QUANTITIES OF TREES. DURING THE WINTER IN LAGOONS. THEY REPRODUCE IN CANADA, ALASKA AND SOUTH OF THE WASHINGTON AND MONTANA MOUNTAINS. IN THE WINTER THEY CAN BE FOUND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
THESE DUCKS MIGRATE FROM CANADA AND ALASKA ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH MEXICO IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, RETURNING TO REPRODUCE IN MARCH. (GOUGH, 1998)
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COMMON NAME: BUFFLEHEAD
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bucephala albeola
TYPE OF GAIN: Cinegetic
TYPE OF MARKING: HUNTING LICENSE
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BUFFLEHEAD'S CHRONOLOGY
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ACTIVITY
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SPRING MIGRATION
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NESTING
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WINTER MIGRATION
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