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White-headed Duck

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White-headed Duck

Summary

White-headed Duck is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,559 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-headed Duck's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-headed Duck is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-headed Duck's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • White-headed Duck is classified within Oxyura[6].
  • White-headed Duck's scientific name is Oxyura leucocephala[7].
  • White-headed Duck's Commons category is recorded as Oxyura leucocephala[8].
  • White-headed Duck's Commons gallery is recorded as Oxyura leucocephala[9].
  • White-headed Duck's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. leucocephala'}[10].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'hwyaden benwen'}[11].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed Duck'}[12].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißkopf-Ruderente'}[13].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Malvasía cabeciblanca'}[14].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'malvasia capblanca'}[15].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kachnice bělohlavá'}[16].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'stepi-händpart'}[17].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvithodeand'}[18].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'савка'}[19].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カオジロオタテガモ'}[20].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidhovedet Skarveand'}[21].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkopääsorsa'}[22].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kékcsőrű réce'}[23].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sterniczka (zwyczajna)'}[24].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'potápnica bielohlavá'}[25].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'kopparand'}[26].
  • White-headed Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witkopeend'}[27].

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Classification

White-headed Duck's scientific name is Oxyura leucocephala[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Oxyura[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'hwyaden benwen'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißkopf-Ruderente'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Malvasía cabeciblanca'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'malvasia capblanca'}[15], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kachnice bělohlavá'}[16].

Identifiers

White-headed Duck's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7081[28]. White-headed Duck's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 90703[29]. White-headed Duck's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513550[30]. White-headed Duck's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498302[31]. White-headed Duck's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175179[32].

Why It Matters

White-headed Duck ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,559 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Endangered status
    Litter size → {'amount': '+6.3'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'hwyaden benwen'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed Duck'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißkopf-Ruderente'} +35
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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