Harlequin Duck

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Harlequin Duck

(Histrionicus histrionicus), a bird of the family Anatidae. Length, approximately 45 cm; weight, 500– g. The bill is short, the tail is pointed and gradated, and there is a large paddle on the hind digit. The plumage is slate black, with a brightly colored head. The harlequin duck is found in the mountains of Asia (Eastern Siberia) and North America (northwest), as well as along the Atlantic coast of North America and the Greenland and Iceland coasts. It nests near mountain rivers, and winters near rocky sea coasts. The clutch contains four to eight eggs. The harlequin duck feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic insects. It is of little commercial significance.

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Species Number Percent Surf Scoter 18 24.7 (Melanitta perspicillata) Long-tailed Duck 14 19.2 (Clangula hyemalis) White-winged Scoter 13 17.8 (Melanitta fusca) Greater Scaup 13 17.8 (Aythya marila) Black Scoter 8 10.1 (Melanitta nigra) Lesser Scaup 2 2.7 (Aythya affinis) Hooded Merganser 2 2.7 (Lophodytes cucullatus) Bufflehead 1 1.4 (Bucephala albeola) Harlequin Duck 1 1.4 (Histrionicus histrionicus) Mallard 1 1.4 (Anas platyrhynchos) Total 73 100.0 TABLE 2.

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Helminths of two anuran species; Atelopus spurrelli (Bufonidae) and Dendrobates histrionicus (Dendrobatidae), from Colombia, South America.

Nematode parasites of two anuran species Rhinella schneideri (bufonidae) and scinax acuminatus (hylidae) from corrientes, Argentina

Such injured biological resources included bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani), common loons (Gavia immer), clams, common murres (Uria aalge), cormorants (Phalacrocorax, three species), cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma), harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), Kittlitz's murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris), marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus), killer whales (Orcinus orca), mussels (Mytilus edulis), Pacific herring (Clupea harengus), river otters (Lutra canadensis), pigeon guillemots (Cepphus columba), pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), rockfish (Sebastes sp.), sea otters (Enhydra lutris), and sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).

The Exxon Valdez Spill: 10 Years Later

The areas surrounding these islands are essential winter habitat for a number of sea duck species such as Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Long-tailed Duck (Claugula hyemalis), White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi), and Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus senator; Sowls 1993, 1997).

MULTI-YEAR COUNTS OF SEA DUCKS AND GULLS IN THE NEARSHORE OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS, ALASKA

2001); White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons', Fields and Scribner, 1997); Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos; Maak et al.,, 2003); Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus; Buchholz et al.,, 1998); Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri; S.

Breeding ecology of the Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus L.) in Iceland.

Spatial genetic structure of long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian breeding populations

Consumption of an aquatic bird (Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus) was also visually observed by Tallman and others (2004) in the San Juan Islands.

Dietary composition of four stocks of pacific harbor seal (phoca vitulina richardii) in the northern california current large marine ecosystem as synthesized from historical data, 1931-2013

Surgical and immediate post-release mortality of Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) implanted with abdominal radio transmitters with percutaneous antennae.

Seasonal movements and distribution of Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) Wintering at Kodiak Island, Alaska

Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus population structure in eastern Nearctic.

Molting, staging, and wintering locations of common eiders breeding in the gyrfalcon archipelago, Ungava Bay

For ducks, reported predation by marine mammals includes killer whales (Orcinas orca) eating common eiders (Somateria mollissima) and flightless steamer-ducks (Tach-yeres leucocephalus) (Straneck et al., 1983; Smith, 2006), sea otters (Enhydra lutris) preying on adult surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) (Reidman and Estes, 1988), and a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) attacking a harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) (Tallman and Sullivan, 2004).

Walruses attack spectacled eiders wintering in pack ice of the Bering Sea

If we apply to eiders the maximum sustainable harvest level of 3-5% predicted for another long-lived sea duck, the harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) (Goudie et al., 1994), Holman's hunt was within sustainable limits for common eiders ([less than]1% harvest of population), but perhaps not for king eiders (3.7-6.9% harvest, including crippling losses).

Spring Migration and Subsistence Hunting of King and Common Eiders at Holman, Northwest Territories, 1996-98