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Redhead

Aythya americana

The Redhead is a beautiful duck with a striking reddish-brown head. They love to swim in lakes and ponds, diving underwater to find tasty plants and small fish.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Redhead is a medium-sized diving duck with a distinctive rounded head. Males boast a striking cinnamon-red head and neck, a black chest, and a gray body, with a blue-gray bill featuring a white ring. Females are duller, mostly brown with a dark crown.

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Redhead

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Redheads, called ducklings, can swim and find food on their own right after hatching!

During courtship, male Redheads perform elaborate head-tossing displays to impress females.

Redheads can migrate thousands of kilometers, flying vast distances without stopping!

Their eyes are bright golden-yellow, a stunning contrast to their head feathers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Expert Diver

Redhead can dive deep underwater for food because its dense bones and powerful legs help it propel through the water.

Fähigkeit

Brood Parasite

Redhead has the unique ability to lay eggs in other duck's nests, which helps them expand their brood without extra effort.

Fähigkeit

Flocking Giant

Redhead can gather in huge flocks, sometimes thousands strong, because it's a very social duck that helps them find safety and food.

Maße und Details

Länge
42-56 cm
Flügelspannweite
76-89 cm
Gewicht
0.7-1.3 kg
Lebenserwartung
12-22 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
7-14
Brutzeit
24-28 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

This duck loves to eat underwater plants and sometimes small aquatic bugs and snails!

Hauptnahrung

  • Pondweeds
  • Wild celery
  • Duckweed
  • Aquatic insects
  • Snails
  • Small fish

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Large raptors like eagles often prey on ducks, especially during migration.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes are opportunistic predators, targeting nests and sometimes adult ducks.

eats

Wild Celery

Vallisneria americana

A primary food source, especially vital on their wintering grounds.

parasitizes

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Redheads frequently lay their eggs in Mallard nests.

parasitizes

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Redheads also parasitize their close relative, the Canvasback, laying eggs in their nests.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch ducks from a distance and do not feed them bread.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Redhead?

42-56 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Redhead?

76-89 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Redhead?

0.7-1.3 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Redhead?

12-22 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Redhead?

80 km/h

Was frisst Redhead?

This duck loves to eat underwater plants and sometimes small aquatic bugs and snails!

Wo findet man Redhead normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Redhead?

Foraging

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