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	Marbled Duck or Marbled Teal
		The Marbled Duck, or Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), is a medium-sized dabbling duck.
		This duck formerly bred in large numbers in the Mediterranean region, but is now restricted to a few sites in southern Spain and northwest Africa.
		The Marbled Duck is approximately 39-42 cm long.
	www.avianweb.com /marbledduck.html (268 words)

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		The Broad-billed Sandpiper remained in Cleveland until 1st and long-stayers comprised the Iberian Chiffchaff on territory near Norwich, the Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, the Scops Owl in Oxfordshire and the Marbled Duck in Gloucestershire.
		The drake Marbled Duck remained at Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire all week and the Pallas’s Warbler at Wouldham, Kent continued to hold territory.
		However, a drake Marbled Duck at Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire did linger from 9th and proved to be a popular attraction despite the close proximity of Slimbridge which has accounted for all of it’s birds.
	www.worcesterbirding.co.uk /28.html (5434 words)

	Encyclopedia: Diving duck
		These are gregarious ducks, mainly found on fresh water or on estuaries, though the Greater Scaup becomes marine during the northern winter.
		Diving ducks do not walk as well on land as the dabbling ducks; their legs tend to be placed further back on their bodies help propel them when underwater.
		Seaducks commonly found in coastal areas such as the Long-tailed Duck (formerly known in the US as Oldsquaw), scoters, goldeneyes and eiders are also sometimes colloquially referred to in North America as diving ducks because they also feed by diving.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/diving-duck (1626 words)

	Diving duck
		The diving ducks or pochards are a group of 16 species of ducks including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species.
		This group of ducks is so named because its members feed mainly by diving, although in fact the Netta species are reluctant to dive, and feed more like dabbling ducks.
		The Marbled Duck[?] (Marmaronetta angustirostris) is difficult to classify, but is often also placed in the diving duck group.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/di/Diving_duck.html (165 words)

	Station Information - Dabbling duck
		The dabbling ducks are a group of more than 40 species of ducks including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species.
		This group of ducks is so named because its members feed mainly on vegetable matter by upending on the water surface, or grazing, and do not dive.
		The exception is the Marbled duck Marmaronetta angustirostris, which is often alternatively classed as a pochard.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/d/da/dabbling_duck.html (155 words)

	Anatidae
		Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan.
		Duck, eider and goose feathers and down have long been popular for bedspreads, pillows, sleeping bags and coats.
		The dabbling duck group, of worldwide distribution, were previously restricted to just one or two genera, but has now been extended to include 10 genera and about 55 species, including several genera formerly known as the "perching ducks":
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/an/anatidae.html (615 words)

	TWSG 11 - Features Listing
		The breeding population of Ferruginous Duck on Dragani fish-ponds of 60-100 pairs is thought to be stable or slightly increasing.
		Marbled Teal may have disappeared from the left bank of Kura, the southern Mugan and from the Lenkoran Lowland (Tyaev 1975, Babaev 1984) where some are known to have occurred previously in summer (Verestchagin 1950).
		White-headed Ducks are abundant during spring migration in Kazakstan to the west of the Ural river.
	www.wwt.org.uk /threatsp/twsg/bulletins/11/features.htm (10098 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Marbled Murrelet
		The Marbled Murrelet nests on the mainland in almost total obscurity, although people who fish and boat along the British Columbia coast during spring and summer (when the birds are nesting) often see Marbled Murrelets out on the water.
		Marbled Murrelets occur in Asia around the Sea of Okhotsk, in Alaska, and along the Pacific coast of North America, as far south as northern California.
		No one is sure exactly where most Marbled Murrelets nest; however, thousands of birds spend the summer on the coast, many adults have been seen carrying food inland at this time, and 14 nestlings have been found in forests and on land far from the sea.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?cid=7&id=55 (2224 words)

	EUROPA - Environnement - Nature and Biodiversity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Marbled Teal formerly bred in the Western Desert and in the Nile valley.
		The Marbled Teal was formerly a very abundant breeder in the marismas: and several thousand breeding pairs were thought to be present at the turn of the century, and flocks of over 1,000 were still common in the 1920s (Valverde 1964).
		Marbled Teal are readily confused with female and juvenile Red-crested Pochard under normal hunting conditions, owing to their similar body colour and dark eye patch.
	europa.eu.int /comm/environment/nature/nature_conservation/focus_wild_birds/species_birds_directive/birdactionplan/marmaronettaangustirostris.htm (10837 words)

	Anatidae - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		There are 6 species in the genus Oxyura (the typical stiff-tailed ducks) and three monospecific genera: Biziura (the Australian Musk Duck), Heteronetta (the South American Black-headed Duck[?] which is well known because, Cuckoo-like, it is an obligate brood parasite) and Stictonetta (the Freckled Duck of southern Australia).
		There are 19 species of perching duck in 15 genera (though the similarities in some are now regarded as convergent, which suggests that a reassignment may be appropriate).
		About 40 species of dabbling duck in 2 genera: the monotypic Marmaronetta (Marbled Duck[?]) may instead be numbered among the pochards.
	openproxy.ath.cx /an/Anatidae.html (556 words)

	DUCK
		Scott and his colleagues includes only a few authentic names for some of the better-known nesting ducks and that most of those assigned to migratory or sporadic species are arbitrary adaptations of the respective Latin, English, or French names.
		For instance, though further verification is required, the G^lak^ names for ducks observed in G^la@n and recorded by Ahámad Mar¿aæ^ (s.vv.) and Mahámu@d Pa@yanda Langaru@d^ (pp.
		As duck meat has a strong taste, it is usually cooked in highly seasoned dishes, especially fesenja@n (q.v.; for a recipe, see Ramazani, p.
	www.iranica.com /articles/v7/v7f6/v7f624.html (333 words)

	TWSG 10 - Ecology of Marbled Teal and Ferruginous Duck in Turkey
		A study of the ecology of the Marbled Teal and Ferruginous Duck was made in the latter part of their breeding season at the Göksu Delta from 10 July to 6 August 1995.
		Marbled Teal made much more use of an inner zone of Akgöl with monospecific stands of S. litoralis, whilst Ferruginous Duck were intermediate.
		Marbled Teal broods were highly concentrated in a drainage canal where it entered the lake, possibly because the surrounding, shallow marsh provided suitable nocturnal feeding habitat.
	www.wwt.org.uk /threatsp/twsg/bulletins/10/articl08.htm (836 words)

	IUCN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The aims of the Group are to identify which Anseriformes taxa (ducks, geese, swans and screamers) are globally threatened; monitor their status; produce international action plans; and carry out and exchange information on conservation projects that address globally threatened Anseriformes.
		Current White-winged Duck projects include analysis and write-up of the field data, a genetic comparison of Sumatran versus Assam birds, generation of a predictive model of the impact of climate change on White-winged Ducks, and planning for regional White-winged Duck Action Plan workshops.
		In 1993, he moved to southern Spain to begin field research on the Marbled Teal at the Doñana Biological Station (http://www.ebd.csic.es/), a centre of the Spanish Higher Council of Science attached to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/sgprofiles/twsg.htm (2258 words)

	Dabbling duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The dabbling ducks are a group of ten genera and about 55 species of ducks, including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species.
		This group of ducks is so named because its members feed mainly on vegetable matter by upending on the water surface, or grazing, and only rarely dive.
		The Marbled duck Marmaronetta angustirostris, which used to be included among the dabbling ducks, is now classed as a diving duck.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/dabbling_duck (364 words)

	Peten Travels....ABOUT TURKEY
		The number of species of birds, both predators and warblers, that visit, winter or breed in this area and its environs, where fresh and saltwater ecosystems are found side by side, is around 250, with extremely high number of certain bird communities during the migration season.
		Pintail Duck, Teal, Tufted Duck and Blackheaded Gull may be cited as examples.
		The wealth and composition of species, the large populations afforded refuge, the number of varied habitats found side by side and the existing flora and fauna make this a high class a wetland by international standards.
	www.petentour.com /birgul/general/loadpage.asp?id=sultan_sazligi.htm (693 words)

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		In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in North America it is used for quarry species and is...
	www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=Marbled+Duck&rc=10&fh=19&fr=11 (510 words)

	Marbled duck - Marmaronetta angustirostris - ARKive
		Status: The marbled duck is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List 2004 and is listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention).
		An elegant teal, the marbled duck suits its name, having a brown body speckled with cream.
		With its low, slow flight and noticeably long neck and wings, this duck is identifiable in flight.
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Marmaronetta_angustirostris (165 words)

	Asian Recipe: China
		The Beijing roast duck is a dish well-known among gastronomes the world over.
		To cook ducks by direct heat dates back at least 1,500 years to the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when "broiled duck" was mentioned in writing.
		It was made by heating the duck-stuffed with a mince of sheep's tripe, parsley, scallion, and salt-on a charcoal fire.
	www.geocities.com /tokyo/market/7773/china.html (354 words)

	ANATIDAE FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Magpie_Goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae, but is placed in its own family Anseranatidae.
		The dabbling_duck group, of worldwide distribution, were previously restricted to just one or two genera, but has now been extended to include 8 extant genera and about 55 living species, including several genera formerly known as the "perching ducks":
		The 16 species of diving_ducks, of worldwide distribution, in 3 genera; ''Marmaronetta'' was formerly included with the dabbling ducks but is now treated here, and genetic analysis of the probably extinct Pink-headed_Duck of India, previously treated separately in ''Rhodonessa'', has shown that it is better placed in ''Netta'':
	www.palfacts.com /Anatidae (636 words)

	Marmaronetta angustirostris
		This is one of the few ducks in which the male is just as dull in plumage as the female.
		All Marbled Ducks look basically grey-brown with a long, slim dark grey bill rather like a female Pintail but with a scatter of large pale spots over most of the body and a characteristic dark eye patch.
		In flight, the plain grey-brown colours of a Marbled Duck make it look even more like a female Pintail, especially since they both show pale trailing edges to the secondaries but the long slender shape of the Pintail should be conclusive enough, even if you can't tell whether it has a dark eye patch.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Marmaronetta_angustirostris.htm (315 words)

	Nick's World of Waterfowl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Formerly included with the dabbling ducks, indeed even placed in the genus Anas by some, this aberrant duck shows closer affinities to the pochards, including its display behaviour and lack of speculum.
		Small, slender, pale sandy-brown duck, with dusky eye-patch, slim dark bill and distinctly large-headed appearance, The body plumage is blotched with whitish spotting, although the spots are inconspicuous except on darker upperparts or at close range.
		The breast and tail-coverts are slightly scalloped with darker markings, and the wings and tail are noticeably pale.
	www.nicksworldofwaterfowl.com /Duck/marbledduck.htm (804 words)

	Nick's World of Waterfowl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Peculiar dabbling duck of both highland lakes and the seashore of South America and the Falkland Islands.
		At rest: A long-bodied, long-tailed, loosely-crested, rather elegant duck with plain buffish-brown appearance and somewhat contrasting dusky band through yellow eye and darker wing feathers and tail.
		The body plumage is weakly mottled with paler buff, creating an appearance superficially like that of smaller Marbled Duck of southern Europe and Asia.
	www.nicksworldofwaterfowl.com /Duck/crestedduck.html (708 words)

	Wetlands International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Baz began working for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in 1979 as a thirteen year-old schoolboy volunteering at WWT Washington.
		He has undertaken expeditions to study Harlequin Ducks in Iceland, White-headed Ducks in Turkey, White-winged Wood Ducks in Indonesia and Scaly-sided Mergansers in Far-east Russia.
		studies of the distribution and ecology of the Marbled Teal in Morocco.
	www.wetlands.org /networks/Profiles/October.htm (509 words)

	Marbled Duck -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Marbled Duck -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Marbled Duck, or Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), is a medium-sized (Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling) dabbling duck.
		This bird is considered vulnerable due to a reduction in population caused by habitat destruction.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/marbled_duck.htm (180 words)

	Rare birds found breeding in Nara sanctuary -DAWN - National; August 27, 2005
		A pair of a rare duck species like lesser whistling teal dendrocygna javanica was sighted at Jari Lake in the Nara Game Reserve on August 6.
		While globally threatened duck species Marbled teal Marmaronetta angusterostris is still present in lakes of the Nara Game Reserve whereas four pairs at Jagir Lake, two pairs at Dangi-wari Lake and two pairs at Kathore Lake were seen on August 7.
		Marbled teal, Lesser whistling teal, Cotton teal and Brahminy starling are passer migrant and summer visitors to Sindh’s wetlands.
	www.dawn.com /2005/08/27/nat14.htm (593 words)

	CENTRE FOR MEDITERRANEAN COOPERATION IUCN - CONSERVATION OF NATURE
		In the light of joining the international efforts to combat alien species, Morocco will implement an action plan for ruddy ducks which currently threat the small population of white headed duck in its territory and even in Spain.
		The ruddy duck has spread south from the UK where it was introduced after the Second World War, to hybridize with globally threatened White headed Ducks occurring in southern Spain and North Africa.
		The situation in this country is further complexified by the significant presence of three rare species (crested coot, marbled duck, white headed duck) which requires the use of extremely selective and rigorous control methods.
	www.iucn.org /places/medoffice/Noticias/plan_action_ruddy_duck_en.htm (245 words)

	diving_duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		diving duck recordings was founded in 2004, as an independent British jazz label for the contemporary scene...
		Dabbling duck / Diving duck: Â« Dabbling ducks Â» are a group of ducks which ordinarily feed in shallow water by submerging most of their body, leaving their tail sticking straight up above the...
		Diving duck gliding with fully outstreached wings against blue sky with white clouds.
	diving_duck.networklive.org (262 words)

	Diving Duck
		Any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food.
		English words defined with "diving duck": American merganser, Aythya americana, Aythya ferina ♦ Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica, Bucephela albeola, Bucephela clangula, bufflehead, butterball ♦ dipper ♦ fish duck ♦ goldeneye ♦ merganser, Mergus merganser americanus ♦ pochard ♦ redhead ♦ sawbill, scooter, scoter, sheldrake ♦ Whistler.
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	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /di/diving+duck.html (453 words)

	February 2003 Georgia Statewide RBA Transcripts
		On 2/22 Jim Flynn and Earl Horn found 3 MOTTLED DUCKS at the Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area in McIntosh Co. They were in the back corner of the largest impoundment.
		The AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS seen earlier in the week at Chicopee Woods Lake in Hall Co. are still present.
		Freeman reports that "most of the ducks were in the center of the lake or near the inlet off Old Savage Rd. When birding this lake, make sure to check this small inlet.
	www.gos.org /rbas/ga2003/2003-02.html (3317 words)

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