Guide to the Flora and Fauna of Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve

A Natural Cienega Highlighting New Mexico’s Biodiversity

The Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve is a 35-acre nature preserve located on the I-25 frontage road in La Cienega, adjacent to El Rancho de las Golondrinas. This rare natural cienega, or “marsh” in Spanish, hosts a bountiful ...more ↓

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Mallard ¹
Anas platyrhynchos

Green-winged Teal ²
Anas crecca

Bufflehead ³
Bucephala albeola

Ring-necked Duck ³
Aythya collaris

Lesser Scaup ⁴
Aythya affinis

Canvasback ⁵
Aythya valisineria

Canada Goose ⁶
Branta canadensis

Wood Duck ⁷
Aix sponsa

Hooded Merganser ⁸
Lophodytes cucullatus

American Wigeon ³
Mareca americana

Cinnamon Teal ⁹
Spatula cyanoptera

Gadwall ¹⁰
Mareca strepera

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Guide to the Flora and Fauna of Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve

Mallard 1 Anas platyrhynchos

Green-winged Teal 2 Anas crecca

Bufflehead 3 Bucephala albeola

Ring-necked Duck 3 Aythya collaris

Lesser Scaup 4 Aythya affinis

Canvasback 5 Aythya valisineria

Canada Goose 6 Branta canadensis

Wood Duck 7 Aix sponsa

Hooded Merganser 8 Lophodytes cucullatus

American Wigeon 3 Mareca americana

Cinnamon Teal 9 Spatula cyanoptera

Gadwall 10 Mareca strepera