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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

The Tufted Duck is a lovely bird with a fluffy tuft on its head! It loves to swim in lakes and ponds, diving underwater to find tasty snacks like plants and small fish.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Tufted Duck is a medium-sized diving duck. Males are glossy black with striking white flanks and a prominent, backward-curving tuft of feathers on their head, paired with bright yellow eyes. Females are a browner plumage, though they also possess a smaller, less distinct tuft.

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Tufted Duck
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Tufted Duck

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Baby tufted ducks are called ducklings and can swim and dive just hours after hatching!

Sometimes, Tufted Ducks lay their eggs in other ducks' nests, letting them do all the parenting work!

The male's fancy head tuft grows longer with age, signaling his experience to potential mates!

They often nest near gulls and terns, who help protect their ducklings from predators!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Deep Diver

Tufted Ducks can dive to depths of 6 meters because their heavy bodies help them sink quickly, reaching food others can't.

Habilidad

Underwater Flyer

Tufted Ducks have powerful webbed feet that help them 'fly' underwater, chasing prey with incredible agility.

Habilidad

Nighttime Forager

Tufted Ducks can forage effectively at night because their keen vision helps them locate food in low-light conditions underwater.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
40-47 cm
Envergadura
65-72 cm
Peso
0.5-1.1 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
70 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
8-11
Incubación
23-28 días
Distancia de migración
3000 km

Dieta y alimentación

These ducks dive underwater to feast on tasty aquatic insects, mollusks, and small fish, along with some plants!

Alimentos principales

  • Mussels
  • Aquatic insect larvae
  • Snails
  • Small fish
  • Aquatic plant seeds

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Zebra Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

An important food source, especially where mussels are abundant.

eaten by

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Large raptors like sea eagles prey on ducks.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Opportunistic foxes will prey on ducks, especially during nesting.

eats

Broad-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Consumes seeds and vegetative parts of aquatic plants.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Black-headed Duck

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Tufted Duck?

40-47 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Tufted Duck?

65-72 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Tufted Duck?

0.5-1.1 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Tufted Duck?

5-10 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Tufted Duck?

70 km/h

¿Qué come Tufted Duck?

These ducks dive underwater to feast on tasty aquatic insects, mollusks, and small fish, along with some plants!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Tufted Duck?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Tufted Duck?

Pursuit

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