Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Harlequin Duck
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Histrionicus
Species: Histrionicus histrionicus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native (Nonbreeding/Overwintering)
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
ME - State Threatened
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 1 - Highest Priority)
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Histrionicus histrionicus
Raft of three males and two females, Halibut Point
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-03-08
Female, Halibut Point
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-03-08
Males, Halibut Point
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30
Female, Halibut Point
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30
Female (left, diving) and males (right), Halibut Point
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30
Males, Halibut Point
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30
Male (left) and female (right), Halibut Point
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30