The Redhead is a diving duck specially adapted to foraging underwater. Their legs are placed farther back on the body, which makes walking on land difficult; the webbing on their feet is larger than dabbling ducks; and their bills are broader, to facilitate underwater foraging. The male has a unique call that resembles the "meow" of a cat. Male Redheads have a reddish head and upper neck with a black lower neck, foreback, and breast, and the remaining plumage is gray and brown. His legs and feet are gray, and his bill is light blue-gray with a white band and a wide, black tip. Female Redheads have a reddish-brown head, neck, and breast, a buff white chin and throat, and a faint eye ring and stripe behind the eye. The rest of her plumage is colored by shades of brown. Her bill is duller than the male's, but similar in pattern.

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Scientific Name: Aythya americana

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Native to: North America

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Average Length: 15”

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Average Weight: Male 2.4 lbs. Female 2.1 lbs.