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waterfowl

Waterfowl are birds that live near water, like lakes and rivers. They have webbed feet that help them swim and are often seen floating or diving for food.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The waterfowl is a diverse group of birds with sleek, often plump bodies adapted for life on water. They typically have webbed feet for swimming, a broad or pointed bill, and dense, waterproof plumage. Their neck length varies greatly, from short and stout to elegantly long.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A group of geese in flight is called a 'skein,' but on water, they're a 'raft'!

Many waterfowl can sleep with one eye open and half their brain awake to watch for danger!

Some tiny ducklings imprint on the first moving thing they see, thinking it's their mother!

The calls of certain ducks change depending on if they are flying, swimming, or calling for mates.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Waterproof Wonder

Waterfowl has special preen oil that coats their feathers, helping them shed water and stay dry while swimming and diving.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Acrobat

Waterfowl can dive deep underwater to find food, using strong webbed feet to propel themselves with surprising speed.

Fähigkeit

Feathered Filter

Waterfowl like ducks have unique bills with lamellae that help them filter tiny food particles from the water.

Fähigkeit

Airborne Endurance

Waterfowl can fly long distances during migration, often forming V-shaped patterns to save energy.

Maße und Details

Länge
30-150 cm
Flügelspannweite
50-240 cm
Gewicht
0.5-15 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-30 Jahre
Top Speed
100 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-15
Brutzeit
20-40 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Waterfowl eat a mix of plants and small creatures they find in water or on land.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic plants
  • seeds
  • insects
  • small fish
  • crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Red Foxes often hunt waterfowl, especially nests and young.

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagles are powerful predators that hunt adult waterfowl.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Cattail marshes provide safe nesting and hiding spots for waterfowl.

eats

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Duckweed is a tiny floating plant that many waterfowl consume.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

DucksGeeseSwans

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always stay a safe distance from water and never go in alone.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von waterfowl?

30-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von waterfowl?

50-240 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von waterfowl?

0.5-15 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von waterfowl?

5-30 Jahre

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

100 km/h

Was frisst waterfowl?

Waterfowl eat a mix of plants and small creatures they find in water or on land.

Wo findet man waterfowl normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt waterfowl?

Foraging

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