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Red-billed Teal

Anas erythrorhyncha

Least Concern
翼開長
43.0 cm
体重
648.0 g
Anatidae
Anseriformes

について

レッドビルドダックはアフリカ南部と東部に広く分布するカモです。鮮やかな赤い嘴が最大の特徴で、全身は褐色のまだら模様をしています。湖、池、湿地、稲田に生息し、種子や水草を主食とします。アフリカで最もよく見られるカモの一つです。

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
翼開長 43.0 cm 16.9 in
体重 648.0 g 22.86 oz

識別

羽毛

Diagnostic bright pink-red bill with dark ridge contrasting with dark brown cap. Body brown, finely scalloped. White sides of face. Pale buff-white speculum with dark border. Sexes similar. Sub-Saharan Africa.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded fields across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal flooding. Very tolerant of saline conditions.

分布域

Breeds in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada; winters on open ocean in the North Atlantic and North Pacific.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts with prey availability.

保全状況

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: M. Incubation: 25-28 days. Fledging: 56 days.

一腹卵数

5-13

鳴き声

さえずり

Female produces a loud, nasal quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal grunt. Both sexes call with emphatic, honking quacks that carry across African open wetlands and dams.

分類学

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Anas
Anas erythrorhyncha

Distribution

Red-billed Teal has been recorded in 7 countries.

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External Databases

よくある質問

What does the Red-billed Teal eat?
Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts with prey availability.
Where does the Red-billed Teal live?
Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded fields across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal flooding. Very tolerant of saline conditions.
Is the Red-billed Teal endangered?
The Red-billed Teal has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Red-billed Teal nest?
Nest type: M. Incubation: 25-28 days. Fledging: 56 days.
What does the Red-billed Teal sound like?
Female produces a loud, nasal quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal grunt. Both sexes call with emphatic, honking quacks that carry across African open wetlands and dams.
How big is the Red-billed Teal?
The Red-billed Teal has a wingspan of 43.0 cm, weight of 648.0 g.
What order and family does the Red-billed Teal belong to?
The Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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