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Rosy-billed Pochard

Netta peposaca

The Rosy-billed Pochard is a beautiful duck with a bright pink bill! They love to swim in lakes and wetlands, where they find tasty plants and small fish to eat.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Rosy-billed Pochard is a striking duck with a dark body and a unique pale patch on its wing. Males boast a vibrant rosy-red bill with a black tip and a glossy black head, distinctly different from the duller brown females, making them easy to spot.

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Rosy-billed Pochard
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Rosy-billed Pochard

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Datos interesantes

Even as babies, Rosy-billed Pochard ducklings can swim and find food!

Female Rosy-billed Pochards sometimes lay their eggs in other ducks' nests!

Their name "pochard" comes from an old French word meaning 'to dive'!

They use their strong bills to pull up yummy plants from the lakebed.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Underwater Explorer

Rosy-billed Pochards can dive deep underwater to find food because of their powerful webbed feet and streamlined bodies.

Habilidad

Colorful Signal

Male Rosy-billed Pochards have a bright rosy-red bill that helps them attract mates and stand out in their wetland habitat.

Habilidad

Agile Swimmer

Rosy-billed Pochards can move quickly through water using strong leg muscles and webbed feet to escape predators.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
48-56 cm
Envergadura
70-80 cm
Peso
0.8-1 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-15 años
Top Speed
70 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
6-12
Incubación
27-29 días
Distancia de migración
1000 km

Dieta y alimentación

These ducks mostly eat aquatic plants and seeds, but also enjoy a snack of insects or small fish!

Alimentos principales

  • Aquatic plants
  • Seeds
  • Aquatic insects
  • Small crustaceans

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Often preys on ducklings and adults.

parasitizes

Silver Teal

Anas versicolor

Females often lay eggs in their nests.

eats

Sago Pondweed

Potamogeton pectinatus

Feeds on seeds and tubers of this plant.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

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Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch or feed them.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Rosy-billed Pochard?

48-56 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Rosy-billed Pochard?

70-80 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Rosy-billed Pochard?

0.8-1 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Rosy-billed Pochard?

5-15 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Rosy-billed Pochard?

70 km/h

¿Qué come Rosy-billed Pochard?

These ducks mostly eat aquatic plants and seeds, but also enjoy a snack of insects or small fish!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Rosy-billed Pochard?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Rosy-billed Pochard?

Foraging

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