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Fulvous Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

The Fulvous Whistling Duck is a friendly bird with a beautiful brown body and a cute whistle. They love to swim and can often be seen in groups near water.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Fulvous Whistling Duck is a medium-sized bird with a long neck and legs, distinctive among ducks. It has a rich, tawny-brown to orangey-brown body, a darker back, and a noticeable white stripe along its sides. Its bill and legs are bluish-grey.

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Fulvous Whistling Duck
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Fulvous Whistling Duck

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Fulvous Whistling Duck family can have over a dozen ducklings!

These ducks make a unique 'whistle' sound instead of a typical 'quack.'

They often fly in big, noisy flocks, especially at dawn and dusk.

They're sometimes called 'Tree Ducks' because they love perching in trees!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water Acrobat

Fulvous Whistling Duck can dive underwater to find food, using its strong legs to propel itself through the water.

Fähigkeit

Tree Percher

Fulvous Whistling Duck has strong feet and long legs that help them perch easily in trees, unlike most other duck species.

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Fulvous Whistling Duck can feed actively at night, which helps them avoid predators and find food when others are resting.

Maße und Details

Länge
45-53 cm
Flügelspannweite
76-85 cm
Gewicht
0.7-1 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-12 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-16
Brutzeit
24-31 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ducks enjoy a plant-based diet, munching on seeds, grasses, and aquatic plants.

Hauptnahrung

  • grass seeds
  • aquatic plants
  • rice
  • young shoots
  • small insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Rice

Oryza sativa

Consumes grains and young shoots, especially in rice fields.

eats

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Feeds on seeds and tender shoots from various marsh plants.

eaten by

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Alligators prey on eggs, ducklings, and adult ducks in wetland habitats.

eaten by

Nile Crocodile

Crocodilus niloticus

These crocodiles hunt ducks and ducklings in African wetlands.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch or feed them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Fulvous Whistling Duck?

45-53 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Fulvous Whistling Duck?

76-85 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Fulvous Whistling Duck?

0.7-1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Fulvous Whistling Duck?

10-12 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Fulvous Whistling Duck?

60 km/h

Was frisst Fulvous Whistling Duck?

These ducks enjoy a plant-based diet, munching on seeds, grasses, and aquatic plants.

Wo findet man Fulvous Whistling Duck normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Fulvous Whistling Duck?

Foraging

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