Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus

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\"Harlequin Duck,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.The Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) is a small sea duck. Their breeding habitat is cold fast moving streams in north-western and north-eastern North America, Greenland, Iceland and western Russia. The nest is usually located in a well-concealed location on the ground near a stream. They are usually found near pounding surf and white water.

Laxa River, Iceland

05/28/2013