Pteronetta hartlaubii

The black-headed lapwing is a dark maroon duck found in the forests of Africa. The body length is 48-60 cm, the weight is 800-940 g, the body is round, the wings are short, and the duck has a black head and neck, the beak is composed of black and white patterns, the legs are black, the iris is dark red. It has blue feathers on its wings, hence the name blue winged duck.

It is found in West and Central Africa, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Sudan, Gabon, Republic of Congo, and Zaire.
The blue-winged dwelling duck is a dark chestnut duck found in the forests of Africa. It was originally thought to be a dwelling duck, but was later changed to a water-drilling duck. However, it is different from the drilling duck, so it is a separate genus. The blue-winged duck is a social type of water duck that lives in lakes, shallow bays, swamps, sleeps in wind and waves, and nests in tree holes.

Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii) is a dark maroon duck found in the forests of Africa.

The black-headed lapwing was originally thought to be a perching duck, but was later changed to belong to the diving duck. However, they are always distinct from them and are therefore classified in a unique genus. According to the analysis of mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2, it was found that black headed lapwing belongs to a unique clade. The lapwing's Latin scientific name is named after the German naturalist Gustav Hartlaub.

The black-headed lapwing usually forages for larvae and pupae in crevices in rock layers, feeding on aquatic animals, plants, seeds, small fish, snails and crabs. The breeding period is from May to July. The nest is a floating nest built in shrubs or grass on the ground near water. Each clutch lays 6-10 eggs. Incubation period is 25 days.

Listed in the International Red Book of Birds of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 2009 list ver 3.1.

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