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Mexican Duck

Anas diazi

The Mexican Duck is a beautiful bird with a shiny green head and a soft brown body. They love to swim in ponds and eat plants and small insects. These ducks are friendly and can often be seen in groups!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Mexican Duck is a medium-sized dabbling duck with an overall dark brown, mottled body. It has a bright yellow-orange bill with a dark tip, especially noticeable on males. Unlike the similar Mallard, it lacks a distinct white border around its blue-green wing patch.

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Mexican Duck

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Mexican Ducks were once thought to be the same species as the Mallard!

Newly hatched ducklings can swim and find their own food within hours!

These ducks can live in cool mountain wetlands, high above sea level!

They often build their nests well-hidden in tall reeds right at the water's edge.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stealth Camouflage

Mexican Duck has mottled brown feathers that help them blend perfectly with wetland plants and reeds.

Fähigkeit

Dabbling Dynamo

Mexican Duck tips upside-down in shallow water to reach submerged food without fully diving.

Fähigkeit

High-Altitude Helper

Mexican Duck can live comfortably in mountain wetlands, adapting to cooler, thinner air.

Maße und Details

Länge
51-56 cm
Flügelspannweite
81-91 cm
Gewicht
0.8-1.2 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
7-12
Brutzeit
22-26 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These omnivores eat a mix of plants and small creatures found in wetland waters.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic plant seeds
  • aquatic plant leaves
  • aquatic insects
  • larvae
  • small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Preys on adult ducks and ducklings.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raids nests for eggs and ducklings.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hunts ducklings and juvenile ducks.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Provides dense cover for nests and young.

eats

Longleaf Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Consumes seeds, leaves, and stems from this plant.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch ducks from a distance and don't feed them bread, as it can be bad for their tummies.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Mexican Duck?

51-56 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mexican Duck?

81-91 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Mexican Duck?

0.8-1.2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mexican Duck?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Mexican Duck?

80 km/h

Was frisst Mexican Duck?

These omnivores eat a mix of plants and small creatures found in wetland waters.

Wo findet man Mexican Duck normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Mexican Duck?

Foraging

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