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American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

The American Black Duck is a beautiful bird with dark feathers and a friendly quack! They love to swim in ponds and lakes, looking for tasty plants and insects to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The American Black Duck is a dark-bodied duck with a lighter, brownish-tan head and a yellowish-orange bill. Its unique purplish-blue wing patch (speculum) has distinct black borders, making it visually distinct from the brighter Mallard.

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American Black Duck

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female black ducks often reuse the very same nesting spot year after year!

Their dark feathers help them stay warm by absorbing more sunlight in cold weather!

They can cross-breed with Mallards, creating unique "hybrid" ducklings!

Unlike many birds, they only shed their flight feathers once a year, usually in summer!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Dabbler

American Black Ducks can quietly forage by dabbling or tipping their bodies in shallow water, letting them find food unnoticed.

Fähigkeit

Winter Survivor

American Black Ducks have dense feathers and a fat layer that keeps them warm, allowing them to stay in icy northern waters.

Fähigkeit

Quick Escape Artist

American Black Ducks can spring vertically into flight from water or land, which helps them quickly escape from predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
50-60 cm
Flügelspannweite
85-95 cm
Gewicht
0.7-1.6 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
88 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-14
Brutzeit
26-30 Tage
Zugstrecke
1000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They eat a mix of plants and small animals found in the water and on land.

Altersunterschiede: Young ducklings eat more insects and invertebrates for growth.

Hauptnahrung

  • Seeds
  • Aquatic plants
  • Insects
  • Small crustaceans
  • Mollusks
  • Small fish

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagles are a major aerial predator of adult ducks.

shelters

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Often builds nests on abandoned muskrat lodges for protection.

depends on

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Uses dense cattail marshes for nesting cover and food.

eaten by

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Large fish like pike can prey on young ducklings underwater.

eats

Floating Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Feeds on the seeds and vegetative parts of pondweed.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch ducks from a distance and don’t feed them bread.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von American Black Duck?

50-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von American Black Duck?

85-95 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von American Black Duck?

0.7-1.6 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von American Black Duck?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von American Black Duck?

88 km/h

Was frisst American Black Duck?

They eat a mix of plants and small animals found in the water and on land.

Wo findet man American Black Duck normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt American Black Duck?

Foraging

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