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American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

The American Black Duck is a beautiful bird with dark feathers and a friendly quack! They love to swim in ponds and lakes, looking for tasty plants and insects to eat.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The American Black Duck is a dark-bodied duck with a lighter, brownish-tan head and a yellowish-orange bill. Its unique purplish-blue wing patch (speculum) has distinct black borders, making it visually distinct from the brighter Mallard.

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American Black Duck

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Female black ducks often reuse the very same nesting spot year after year!

Their dark feathers help them stay warm by absorbing more sunlight in cold weather!

They can cross-breed with Mallards, creating unique "hybrid" ducklings!

Unlike many birds, they only shed their flight feathers once a year, usually in summer!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Stealthy Dabbler

American Black Ducks can quietly forage by dabbling or tipping their bodies in shallow water, letting them find food unnoticed.

Habilidad

Winter Survivor

American Black Ducks have dense feathers and a fat layer that keeps them warm, allowing them to stay in icy northern waters.

Habilidad

Quick Escape Artist

American Black Ducks can spring vertically into flight from water or land, which helps them quickly escape from predators.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
50-60 cm
Envergadura
85-95 cm
Peso
0.7-1.6 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-15 años
Top Speed
88 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
6-14
Incubación
26-30 días
Distancia de migración
1000 km

Dieta y alimentación

They eat a mix of plants and small animals found in the water and on land.

Diferencias por edad: Young ducklings eat more insects and invertebrates for growth.

Alimentos principales

  • Seeds
  • Aquatic plants
  • Insects
  • Small crustaceans
  • Mollusks
  • Small fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagles are a major aerial predator of adult ducks.

shelters

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Often builds nests on abandoned muskrat lodges for protection.

depends on

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Uses dense cattail marshes for nesting cover and food.

eaten by

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Large fish like pike can prey on young ducklings underwater.

eats

Floating Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Feeds on the seeds and vegetative parts of pondweed.

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Seguridad

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Always watch ducks from a distance and don’t feed them bread.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de American Black Duck?

50-60 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de American Black Duck?

85-95 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de American Black Duck?

0.7-1.6 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de American Black Duck?

10-15 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de American Black Duck?

88 km/h

¿Qué come American Black Duck?

They eat a mix of plants and small animals found in the water and on land.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente American Black Duck?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza American Black Duck?

Foraging

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