Masked duck
Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
The masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 346 g to 385 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the masked duck
- Weight
- 346 g – 385 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5 – 6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the masked duck live?
Not recorded
What is the masked duck?
The masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas.
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Is the masked duck endangered?
The masked duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species.
How is the masked duck classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusNomonyx
- SpeciesNomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Anas dominica, Anas spinosa, Erismatura dominica, Erismatura ortygiodes, Neomonyx dominicus, Nomonix dominicus, Nomonyx dominica, Oxyura dominica
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- بط مقنعArabic
- malvasia emmascaradaCatalan
- kachnice škraboškováCzech
- MaskeskarveandDanish
- MaskenruderenteGerman
- Westindische MaskenenteGerman
- maskanasoEsperanto
- Pato fierroSpanish
- Malvasía enmascaradaSpanish
- Pato CriolloSpanish
- Pato dominicoSpanish
- Pato EnmascaradoSpanish
- väike-händpartEstonian
- naamiokuparisorsaFinnish
- Erismature routoutouFrench
- Érismature routoutouFrench
- Kâu kâuGuarani
- mala čakoraCroatian
- feketearcú réceHungarian
- Gobbo mascheratoItalian
- メンカブリオタテガモJapanese
- kaukėtoji stačiauodegėLithuanian
- maskas zilknābisLatvian
- maskerstekelstaartDutch
- maskeandNorwegian
- Pato MascaráPapiamento
- Patu MaskaráPapiamento
- sterniczka maskowaPolish
- PaturiPortuguese
- marreca-caucauPortuguese
- Marreca-de-bico-roxoPortuguese
- pato-mascaradoPortuguese
- Масковая савкаRussian
- potápnica maláSlovak
- Maskirana plavokljuna patkaSerbian
- svartmaskad kopparandSwedish
- Maskeli DikkuyrukTurkish
- савка масковаUkrainian
- 花脸硬尾鸭Chinese
- 花臉硬尾鴨Chinese
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Relatives of the masked duck
Other species in the same family Anatidae.
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Greylag goose
Anser anser
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Mute swan
Cygnus olor
Eurasian teal
Anas crecca
Ruddy shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
CompareMasked duck vs MallardMasked duck vs Greylag gooseMasked duck vs Northern pintailMasked duck vs Mute swan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the masked duck?
An adult masked duck weighs 346 g – 385 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the masked duck endangered?
The masked duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the masked duck?
The masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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