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Smew

Mergellus albellus

The Smew is a small, beautiful duck with a striking black and white pattern. They love to swim and dive in the water, making them fun to watch as they hunt for fish and insects.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Smew is a small diving duck with a distinctive look. Males are bright white with a black back and a striking black mask around their eyes, resembling a stylish tuxedo. Females have a grey body with a reddish-brown crown and nape, and a white cheek patch.

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Smew
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Smew

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

It's the smallest kind of 'sawbill' duck, famous for eating fish!

Smew males have a special 'eyeliner' patch that makes them look super cool!

Smews often use old woodpecker nests high up in trees to lay eggs.

They fly thousands of kilometers each year, seeking warmer waters!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Navigator

Smew can swim and dive deep using its powerful legs because this helps them chase fast-moving fish underwater.

Fähigkeit

Tree-Dwelling Nursery

Smew has the ability to nest in old tree holes because this provides a safe, elevated spot for their eggs away from many predators.

Fähigkeit

Keen Underwater Vision

Smew can spot prey quickly underwater because its eyes are adapted for clear vision in murky water.

Maße und Details

Länge
38-44 cm
Flügelspannweite
64-73 cm
Gewicht
0.45-0.65 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-12 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-9
Brutzeit
28-30 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Smews are expert underwater hunters, mostly eating small fish, insects, and other water critters.

Hauptnahrung

  • Small fish
  • Aquatic insects
  • Tadpoles
  • Small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

A common small fish prey in freshwaters.

eaten by

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Large raptors can prey on adult Smews.

depends on

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

Smews use their old nesting holes for shelter.

hunts

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

Aquatic insects like these are a food source.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Smew?

38-44 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Smew?

64-73 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Smew?

0.45-0.65 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Smew?

8-12 Jahre

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

80 km/h

Was frisst Smew?

Smews are expert underwater hunters, mostly eating small fish, insects, and other water critters.

Wo findet man Smew normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Smew?

Pursuit

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