Maccoa duck
Oxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838)
The maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 554 g to 820 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the maccoa duck
- Weight
- 554 g – 820 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 26 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.7 – 5.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the maccoa duck live?
Not recorded
What is the maccoa duck?
The Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a stiff-tailed diving duck found across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Is the maccoa duck endangered?
The maccoa duck is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the maccoa duck classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusOxyura
- SpeciesOxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838)
Synonyms Erismatura maccoa, Oxyura punctata
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- MADOEnglish
- BloubekeendAfrikaans
- بط مكوأArabic
- malvasia africanaCatalan
- kachnice africkáCzech
- hwyaden MaccoaWelsh
- Afrikansk SkarveandDanish
- AfrikaruderenteGerman
- Afrika-RuderenteGerman
- Afrikanische RuderenteGerman
- Maccoa-RuderenteGerman
- makoa anasoEsperanto
- Malvasía maccoaSpanish
- aafrika händpartEstonian
- afrikankuparisorsaFinnish
- Erismature maccoaFrench
- Érismature maccoaFrench
- צחראש מקואהHebrew
- afrička čakoraCroatian
- csuklyás réceHungarian
- Gobbo maccoaItalian
- アフリカオタテガモJapanese
- afrikinė stačiauodegėLithuanian
- Afrikaanse stekelstaartDutch
- kaffeandNorwegian
- sterniczka afrykańskaPolish
- marreca-macoaPortuguese
- pato-de-rabo-alçado-africanoPortuguese
- pato-rabo-alçado-africanoPortuguese
- Африканская савкаRussian
- potápnica čiernohlaváSlovak
- Afrička plavokljuna patkaSerbian
- afrikansk kopparandSwedish
- Afrika DikkuyruğuTurkish
- савка африканськаUkrainian
- 非洲硬尾鴨Chinese
- 非洲硬尾鸭Chinese
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Relatives of the maccoa duck
Other species in the same genus Oxyura.
White-headed duck
Oxyura leucocephala
Ruddy duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Lake duck
Oxyura vittata
Blue-billed duck
Oxyura australis
Andean duck
Oxyura ferruginea
CompareMaccoa duck vs White-headed duckMaccoa duck vs Ruddy duckMaccoa duck vs Lake duckMaccoa duck vs Blue-billed duck
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the maccoa duck?
An adult maccoa duck weighs 554 g – 820 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the maccoa duck endangered?
The maccoa duck is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the maccoa duck?
The maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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