Madagascar Pochard

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El porrón de Madagascar es una especie muy rara considerada probablemente extinta hasta su redescubrimiento en 2006 en el lago Alaotra de Madagascar. Tiene plumaje similar al del porrón pardo, pero el macho tiene el ojo oscuro. Es el ave más rara del mundo, con solo unos pocos individuos conocidos en vida silvestre, siendo el resultado de décadas de intensos esfuerzos de conservación.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	37,4 cm	14.7 in
Peso	685,0 g	24.16 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Males have brown head and neck; dark brown back; pale gray flanks with white undertail. White eye. Blue-gray bill. Females browner with pale face patch and brown eye. Critically endangered; rediscovered 2006 in Madagascar.

Habitat & Range

Restricted to Lake Matsaborimena in the highlands of northern Madagascar at about 1,500 m altitude. Uses deep-water mountain lakes with aquatic vegetation. Critically Endangered; tiny wild population.

🌿 Humedal

Distribución geográfica

Breeds across the northern boreal zone of Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.

Diet & Feeding

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal and freshwater habitats.

Estado de conservación

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 26-28 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

6-10

Sonido

Canto

Critically Endangered; produces a soft, Aythya-like purring and grating quacking. Calls are not well-documented; likely similar to closely related Ferruginous Duck based on phylogeny.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Aythya
Especies	Aythya innotata

Distribution

Madagascar Pochard has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Madagascar Pochard eat?

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal and freshwater habitats.

Where does the Madagascar Pochard live?

Restricted to Lake Matsaborimena in the highlands of northern Madagascar at about 1,500 m altitude. Uses deep-water mountain lakes with aquatic vegetation. Critically Endangered; tiny wild population.

Is the Madagascar Pochard endangered?

The Madagascar Pochard has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.

How does the Madagascar Pochard nest?

Incubation: 26-28 days.

What does the Madagascar Pochard sound like?

Critically Endangered; produces a soft, Aythya-like purring and grating quacking. Calls are not well-documented; likely similar to closely related Ferruginous Duck based on phylogeny.

How big is the Madagascar Pochard?

The Madagascar Pochard has a wingspan of 37.4 cm, weight of 685.0 g.

What order and family does the Madagascar Pochard belong to?

The Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.