Mottled Duck

について

フロリダガモはフロリダ半島とメキシコ湾岸に生息する留鳥のカモです。マガモに非常に似ていますが、嘴が黄色く、一般に南方に移動しない特徴があります。湿地、沼地、草地の水辺に生息し、植物や無脊椎動物を食べます。マガモとの交雑が懸念されています。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	48.9 cm	19.3 in
体重	1027.5 g	36.24 oz

識別

羽毛

Rich mottled brown plumage with buff-edged feathers and pale buff head and throat. Dark crown and eye stripe. Iridescent blue speculum with white border. Yellow-orange bill. Sexes similar. Resembles non-breeding Mallard.

Habitat & Range

Coastal freshwater and brackish marshes, wet prairies, and gulf coast wetlands in Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico coast to Texas. Non-migratory year-round resident. Threatened by Mallard hybridization.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

分布域

Breeds across sub-Arctic and boreal regions of Eurasia; winters in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for freshwater fish and aquatic invertebrates; saw-edged bill grips prey; diet strongly fish-dominated year-round.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: CP.

一腹卵数

9-13

鳴き声

さえずり

Female gives a loud, Mallard-like quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal note. Alarm call is a rapid, emphatic quacking burst; flocks generate a loud chorus on Gulf Coast marshes.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Anas
種	Anas fulvigula

Distribution

Mottled Duck has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

よくある質問

What does the Mottled Duck eat?

Dives for freshwater fish and aquatic invertebrates; saw-edged bill grips prey; diet strongly fish-dominated year-round.

Where does the Mottled Duck live?

Coastal freshwater and brackish marshes, wet prairies, and gulf coast wetlands in Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico coast to Texas. Non-migratory year-round resident. Threatened by Mallard hybridization.

Is the Mottled Duck endangered?

The Mottled Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Mottled Duck nest?

Nest type: CP.

What does the Mottled Duck sound like?

Female gives a loud, Mallard-like quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal note. Alarm call is a rapid, emphatic quacking burst; flocks generate a loud chorus on Gulf Coast marshes.

How big is the Mottled Duck?

The Mottled Duck has a wingspan of 48.9 cm, weight of 1027.5 g.

What order and family does the Mottled Duck belong to?

The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.