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Rosy-billed Pochard

Netta peposaca

The Rosy-billed Pochard is a beautiful duck with a bright pink bill! They love to swim in lakes and wetlands, where they find tasty plants and small fish to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Rosy-billed Pochard is a striking duck with a dark body and a unique pale patch on its wing. Males boast a vibrant rosy-red bill with a black tip and a glossy black head, distinctly different from the duller brown females, making them easy to spot.

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Rosy-billed Pochard
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Rosy-billed Pochard

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Even as babies, Rosy-billed Pochard ducklings can swim and find food!

Female Rosy-billed Pochards sometimes lay their eggs in other ducks' nests!

Their name "pochard" comes from an old French word meaning 'to dive'!

They use their strong bills to pull up yummy plants from the lakebed.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Explorer

Rosy-billed Pochards can dive deep underwater to find food because of their powerful webbed feet and streamlined bodies.

Fähigkeit

Colorful Signal

Male Rosy-billed Pochards have a bright rosy-red bill that helps them attract mates and stand out in their wetland habitat.

Fähigkeit

Agile Swimmer

Rosy-billed Pochards can move quickly through water using strong leg muscles and webbed feet to escape predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
48-56 cm
Flügelspannweite
70-80 cm
Gewicht
0.8-1 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-15 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-12
Brutzeit
27-29 Tage
Zugstrecke
1000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ducks mostly eat aquatic plants and seeds, but also enjoy a snack of insects or small fish!

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic plants
  • Seeds
  • Aquatic insects
  • Small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Often preys on ducklings and adults.

parasitizes

Silver Teal

Anas versicolor

Females often lay eggs in their nests.

eats

Sago Pondweed

Potamogeton pectinatus

Feeds on seeds and tubers of this plant.

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 Rosy-billed Pochard?

48-56 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Rosy-billed Pochard?

70-80 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Rosy-billed Pochard?

0.8-1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Rosy-billed Pochard?

5-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Rosy-billed Pochard?

70 km/h

Was frisst Rosy-billed Pochard?

These ducks mostly eat aquatic plants and seeds, but also enjoy a snack of insects or small fish!

Wo findet man Rosy-billed Pochard normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Rosy-billed Pochard?

Foraging

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