Ferruginous duck(Aythya nyroca / Ferruginous duck)

Ferruginous duck

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Location Ferruginous duck

The ferruginous duck is native to steppes and semi-desert climates of Europe and Asia.

Bird nesting season begins for them in April and ends in May. 

Both male and female are brown, whilst male has mainly bottom part of the body and head of lighter and reddish shades. Brown coloration of female is dark, even black on the back. The belly and undertail coverts are white for both sexes. White are also spots on the remiges and underwing patches. Male has white irises and female has brown irises. 

Basic Information

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Body Length
38 – 42 cm
Weight
male 470 – 730 g, female 464 – 727 g
Lifespans
8 years
Incubation Period
25 – 27 days
Number of Egg
7 – 11
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Habitat

still water areas – swamps and lakes

Diet

aquatic plants, aquatic invertebrates, small fish

Life

seasonally monogamous, may also live in open flocks

  • Do You Know...

    Ferruginous duck is an excellent swimmer, diving underwater for a few seconds and only one meter deep. From the lakebed it plucks the aquatic plants with roots and brings them up to the water surface, where it flattens them in its bill and swallows them afterwards. It is equipped to forage near the bottom of bodies of water, ever vigilant while swimming with its head submerged. 

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