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The White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a bird found in Spain. Found in Spain. It eats leaves and other plant parts, seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the White-headed duck lives

Found in Spain.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌿 Leaves & plants60%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Geoffrey Monchaux (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC462959. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-headed duck

Where does the White-headed duck live?

The White-headed duck lives in Spain. Found in Spain.

What does the White-headed duck eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 60%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-headed duck endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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• Eurasian bullfinch
• Common reed warbler
• Common goldeneye
• Eurasian oystercatcher
• Western marsh harrier
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.