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Anas flavirostris oxyptera

The Yellow-billed Duck is a beautiful bird with a bright yellow bill. It loves to swim in lakes and rivers, making it a fun sight to see while exploring nature!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Anas flavirostris oxyptera has a distinctive bright yellow bill with a black tip and a dark brown crown contrasting with pale cheeks. Its body plumage is mottled brown, appearing duller than some related ducks, and it features an iridescent green patch on its secondary wing feathers.

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Anas flavirostris oxyptera

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Its bright yellow bill helps it stand out against the rocky, high-altitude landscapes it calls home.

Puna Teals sometimes feed by "dabbling," tipping their bodies to reach underwater plants.

They are adapted to cold mountain temperatures and can often be seen swimming in icy waters.

This duck often makes its nest hidden amongst dense vegetation near the water's edge.

Habilidades especiales

Anas flavirostris oxyptera can thrive in thin air because it lives at very high elevations in the Andes mountains.

Anas flavirostris oxyptera can dive and search for food underwater, helping them find tasty plants and invertebrates.

Anas flavirostris oxyptera has strong wings that help them fly quickly across vast distances between high-altitude lakes.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 35-45 cm
Envergadura: 58-67 cm
Peso: 0.35-0.5 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 4-8
Incubación: 24-26 días

Dieta y alimentación

These ducks eat a mix of aquatic plants and tiny insects found in their mountain water homes.

Alimentos principales

aquatic plants
seeds
aquatic insects
small crustaceans
mollusks

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Streaked Pondweed

Potamogeton striatus

Consumes its leaves and seeds as a food source.

eats

Bloodworm

Chironomus plumosus

Feeds on the larvae of this common midge species.

eaten by

Andean Fox

Lycalopex culpaeus

Can be prey for this opportunistic high-altitude predator.

eaten by

Variable Hawk

Buteo polyosoma

Juveniles or adults may be hunted by this powerful raptor.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Pies palmeados

Se caracteriza por tener los dedos conectados por una membrana, lo que generalmente ayuda a nadar.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Filtrador

Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.