Es documenta una captura d'Oxyura leucocephala a Mallorca, a linals de maig de 1784, a partir d'un dibuix a color del naturalista Bonaventura Serra. Les anotacions demostren que es tractava d'un mascle adult domlnant, en epoca de reproducci6, pel que cal considerar probable la nidilicaci6 historica d'aquesta especie a I'illa, el mateix que esta comprovat a altres grans illes mediterranies (Sardenya, Corsega i Sicma).
An individual of Oxyura leucocephala was caught in Mallorca at the end 01 May 1784, as recorded on a colour painting by the naturalist Bonaventura Serra, The notes prove that it was a male in the breeding season, suggesting that this species bred on the island in the past, as has been shown for other large Mediterranean islands (Sardinia, Corsica and Sicily).
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