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Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

The Eurasian Wigeon is a beautiful duck with a striking reddish-brown head and a white forehead. These ducks love to swim in lakes and rivers, where they search for tasty plants to eat.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Eurasian Wigeon male has a striking chestnut-coloured head with a creamy-yellow stripe on its forehead, a grey body, and a pinkish breast. Females are mottled brown, making them harder to spot. Both have a small, distinctive sky-blue bill with a black tip.

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Eurasian Wigeon

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Common

Peligro

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During winter, thousands of Eurasian Wigeons can gather in huge noisy flocks!

Their name "wigeon" comes from an old word meaning "whistling duck"!

These ducks don't usually dive for food; they prefer to graze on land!

They sometimes follow swans to eat bits of plants that float to the surface!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Grassland Grazer

Eurasian Wigeon can efficiently eat tough grasses because of their strong bill, helping them get energy from plants.

Habilidad

Whistle Talker

Eurasian Wigeon has a unique 'whee-oo' whistle call that helps them communicate clearly over long distances with their flock.

Habilidad

Food Snatcher

Eurasian Wigeon sometimes steals food from other diving birds, helping them save energy by not having to dive themselves.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
42-59 cm
Envergadura
71-80 cm
Peso
0.5-1.07 kg
Esperanza de vida
2-18 años
Top Speed
100 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
7-10
Incubación
24-25 días
Distancia de migración
5000 km

Dieta y alimentación

These ducks are mostly vegetarians, munching on grasses and aquatic plants from the surface.

Alimentos principales

  • Grasses
  • Sedges
  • Aquatic plant leaves
  • Aquatic plant stems
  • Aquatic plant seeds

Método de búsqueda

  • Grazing

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Eelgrass

Zostera marina

A favorite food source in coastal wintering areas.

eats

Kentucky bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Feeds on tender blades of this common grass.

eaten by

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

A powerful raptor that preys on adult ducks.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Predator of eggs, ducklings, and sometimes adult ducks.

Rasgos

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Wigeon

Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Eurasian Wigeon?

42-59 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Eurasian Wigeon?

71-80 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Eurasian Wigeon?

0.5-1.07 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Eurasian Wigeon?

2-18 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Eurasian Wigeon?

100 km/h

¿Qué come Eurasian Wigeon?

These ducks are mostly vegetarians, munching on grasses and aquatic plants from the surface.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Eurasian Wigeon?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Eurasian Wigeon?

Grazing

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