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title: "Black-headed Duck"
description: "Heteronetta atricapilla — Aves. The black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck in subfamily Oxyurinae of family Anatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-headed-duck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-headed Duck

> Heteronetta atricapilla — Aves. The black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck in subfamily Oxyurinae of family Anatidae.

- Scientific name: *Heteronetta atricapilla*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1107
- Wikidata: [Q596050](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q596050)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7156](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7156)

## Names

- en: Black-headed Duck
- de: Kuckucksente
- es: Pato de cabeza negra
- fr: Hétéronette à tête noire
- nl: Heteronetta
- pl: Pasożytka

## Countries with the most observations

AR (954), CL (81), BR (13), UY (13)

## Summary

The black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck in subfamily Oxyurinae of family Anatidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_duck

## Photo

![Black-headed Duck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-headed-duck/medium.jpg)

Photo: ferferrari · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192500766

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-headed-duck?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).