Anas diazi
(L 20.1-22.0")
May be more closely
related to Mottled Duck
than it is to Mallard.
Patagonia Lake
State Park
23Jan2020
Anas in Latin means duck; Diaz
(1829-1893 was a Mexican
engineer, geographer and
explorer.
© Marc
Anderson
Macaulay
Library
Is undergoing a slow but
marked decline due to
destruction of habitat
and overhunting.