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Redhead

Aythya americana

The Redhead is a beautiful duck with a striking reddish-brown head. They love to swim in lakes and ponds, diving underwater to find tasty plants and small fish.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Redhead is a medium-sized diving duck with a distinctive rounded head. Males boast a striking cinnamon-red head and neck, a black chest, and a gray body, with a blue-gray bill featuring a white ring. Females are duller, mostly brown with a dark crown.

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Redhead
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Redhead

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Baby Redheads, called ducklings, can swim and find food on their own right after hatching!

During courtship, male Redheads perform elaborate head-tossing displays to impress females.

Redheads can migrate thousands of kilometers, flying vast distances without stopping!

Their eyes are bright golden-yellow, a stunning contrast to their head feathers!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Expert Diver

Redhead can dive deep underwater for food because its dense bones and powerful legs help it propel through the water.

Habilidad

Brood Parasite

Redhead has the unique ability to lay eggs in other duck's nests, which helps them expand their brood without extra effort.

Habilidad

Flocking Giant

Redhead can gather in huge flocks, sometimes thousands strong, because it's a very social duck that helps them find safety and food.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
42-56 cm
Envergadura
76-89 cm
Peso
0.7-1.3 kg
Esperanza de vida
12-22 años
Top Speed
80 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
7-14
Incubación
24-28 días
Distancia de migración
3000 km

Dieta y alimentación

This duck loves to eat underwater plants and sometimes small aquatic bugs and snails!

Alimentos principales

  • Pondweeds
  • Wild celery
  • Duckweed
  • Aquatic insects
  • Snails
  • Small fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Large raptors like eagles often prey on ducks, especially during migration.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes are opportunistic predators, targeting nests and sometimes adult ducks.

eats

Wild Celery

Vallisneria americana

A primary food source, especially vital on their wintering grounds.

parasitizes

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Redheads frequently lay their eggs in Mallard nests.

parasitizes

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Redheads also parasitize their close relative, the Canvasback, laying eggs in their nests.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

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Always watch ducks from a distance and do not feed them bread.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Redhead?

42-56 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Redhead?

76-89 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Redhead?

0.7-1.3 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Redhead?

12-22 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Redhead?

80 km/h

¿Qué come Redhead?

This duck loves to eat underwater plants and sometimes small aquatic bugs and snails!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Redhead?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Redhead?

Foraging

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