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Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

The Red-crested Pochard is a beautiful duck with a bright red head and a fluffy, orange crest. They like to swim in lakes and ponds, and they are great divers, searching for tasty plants underwater.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Red-crested Pochard male has a striking rusty-orange head and bright red bill, contrasting with its black chest, white flanks, and grey back. Females are much duller, with a brownish head, pale cheek patch, and dark bill, making them less conspicuous.

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Red-crested Pochard

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female Red-crested Pochards sometimes lay eggs in other birds' nests!

Their bright red eyes in males are quite striking!

They build nests hidden in thick reeds near water!

Young ducklings can swim and feed themselves almost immediately!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water-tight Feathers

Red-crested Pochard has waterproof feathers that keep them dry and warm even after long swims underwater.

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Airman

Red-crested Pochard can take flight quickly with strong wings, allowing them to escape danger or migrate far distances.

Maße und Details

Länge
53-57 cm
Flügelspannweite
85-90 cm
Gewicht
0.8-1.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
7-10 Jahre
Top Speed
75 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-10
Brutzeit
26-28 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat aquatic plants, seeds, and small water creatures from under the water.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic plants
  • seeds
  • roots
  • aquatic insects
  • molluscs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Adults and ducklings can be prey.

eaten by

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Large eagles may hunt adult ducks.

eats

Curled Pondweed

Potamogeton crispus

A primary food source: stems and leaves.

eats

Great Pond Snail

Lymnaea stagnalis

They forage for these snails underwater.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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 Red-crested Pochard?

53-57 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Red-crested Pochard?

85-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Red-crested Pochard?

0.8-1.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red-crested Pochard?

7-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Red-crested Pochard?

75 km/h

Was frisst Red-crested Pochard?

They mostly eat aquatic plants, seeds, and small water creatures from under the water.

Wo findet man Red-crested Pochard normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Red-crested Pochard?

Foraging

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