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Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

The Common Pochard is a beautiful duck with a round body and a striking red head. They love to swim in lakes and ponds, diving for tasty plants and small fish.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Common Pochard is a medium-sized diving duck. Males have a striking reddish-brown head, a black chest, and a pale grey body, with a distinctive blue-grey bill tipped in black. Females are duller brown with a pale facial patch, differing from other ducks by their rounded head and heavy body.

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Common Pochard
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Common Pochard

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

A group of pochards is called a 'raft' when on the water!

Common Pochards sometimes lay their eggs in other birds' nests!

Their dense feathers trap air, making them extra buoyant underwater!

They can hold their breath for a full minute while diving for food!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Deep Diver

Common Pochard can dive up to 3 meters underwater that helps them find food on the lakebed.

Habilidad

Underwater Forager

Common Pochard has a specially adapted bill that helps them filter and grasp small invertebrates and plant matter.

Habilidad

Running Takeoff

Common Pochard needs a long run across the water's surface to gain speed for flight because of their heavy bodies.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
42-49 cm
Envergadura
72-82 cm
Peso
0.7-1.1 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
6-12
Incubación
24-28 días
Distancia de migración
2500 km

Dieta y alimentación

They eat mostly aquatic plants and small creatures found at the bottom of water bodies.

Diferencias por edad: Ducklings initially consume more invertebrates; adults have a greater proportion of plant material in their diet.

Alimentos principales

  • Aquatic plants
  • Insect larvae
  • Molluscs
  • Small crustaceans
  • Fish eggs
  • Small fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes prey on eggs and ducklings.

eaten by

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Gulls can snatch eggs from nests.

eaten by

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Large pike can eat young ducklings.

eats

Curled Pondweed

Potamogeton crispus

They dive to eat plant parts and seeds.

eats

Spiked Water Milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Pochards consume stems and leaves underwater.

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Always watch ducks from a distance and don't feed them bread, as it can make them sick.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Common Pochard?

42-49 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Common Pochard?

72-82 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Common Pochard?

0.7-1.1 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Common Pochard?

5-10 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Common Pochard?

60 km/h

¿Qué come Common Pochard?

They eat mostly aquatic plants and small creatures found at the bottom of water bodies.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Common Pochard?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Common Pochard?

Foraging

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