Female Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) incubate eggs and rear broods, while males normally depart the breeding grounds at the onset of incubation. On 27 July 2000, a male Harlequin Duck was observed in association with a female and brood of five ducklings on the Ikadlivik River in northern Labrador. The male maintained some distance (∼100 m) from the female and brood; however, upon appearance of a researcher, the group amalgamated and the male appeared to influence the behavior of the female and brood. Possible explanations for early male departure and this exception are discussed.
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1 December 2008
Presence of a Harlequin Duck Drake During Brood Rearing in Northern Labrador
Joel P. Heath
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Waterbirds
Vol. 31 • No. sp2
December 2008
Vol. 31 • No. sp2
December 2008
brood rearing
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histronicus