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Anas flavirostris oxyptera

Anas flavirostris oxyptera

The Yellow-billed Duck is a beautiful bird with a bright yellow bill. It loves to swim in lakes and rivers, making it a fun sight to see while exploring nature!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Anas flavirostris oxyptera has a distinctive bright yellow bill with a black tip and a dark brown crown contrasting with pale cheeks. Its body plumage is mottled brown, appearing duller than some related ducks, and it features an iridescent green patch on its secondary wing feathers.

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Anas flavirostris oxyptera

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its bright yellow bill helps it stand out against the rocky, high-altitude landscapes it calls home.

Puna Teals sometimes feed by "dabbling," tipping their bodies to reach underwater plants.

They are adapted to cold mountain temperatures and can often be seen swimming in icy waters.

This duck often makes its nest hidden amongst dense vegetation near the water's edge.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

High-Altitude Survivor

Anas flavirostris oxyptera can thrive in thin air because it lives at very high elevations in the Andes mountains.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Forager

Anas flavirostris oxyptera can dive and search for food underwater, helping them find tasty plants and invertebrates.

Fähigkeit

Swift Flyer

Anas flavirostris oxyptera has strong wings that help them fly quickly across vast distances between high-altitude lakes.

Maße und Details

Länge
35-45 cm
Flügelspannweite
58-67 cm
Gewicht
0.35-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-8
Brutzeit
24-26 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ducks eat a mix of aquatic plants and tiny insects found in their mountain water homes.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic plants
  • seeds
  • aquatic insects
  • small crustaceans
  • mollusks

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Streaked Pondweed

Potamogeton striatus

Consumes its leaves and seeds as a food source.

eats

Bloodworm

Chironomus plumosus

Feeds on the larvae of this common midge species.

eaten by

Andean Fox

Lycalopex culpaeus

Can be prey for this opportunistic high-altitude predator.

eaten by

Variable Hawk

Buteo polyosoma

Juveniles or adults may be hunted by this powerful raptor.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Yellow-billed Duck

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 Anas flavirostris oxyptera?

35-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Anas flavirostris oxyptera?

58-67 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Anas flavirostris oxyptera?

0.35-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Anas flavirostris oxyptera?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Anas flavirostris oxyptera?

60 km/h

Was frisst Anas flavirostris oxyptera?

These ducks eat a mix of aquatic plants and tiny insects found in their mountain water homes.

Wo findet man Anas flavirostris oxyptera normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Anas flavirostris oxyptera?

Foraging

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