Madagascar Pochard

について

マダガスカルポチャードはマダガスカル固有の極めて希少な潜水性カモです。長年にわたり野生絶滅と考えられていましたが、2006年に北部の湖で再発見されました。深水の湖に生息し、水生植物を潜って採食します。現在は飼育繁殖プログラムで個体数回復が図られています。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	37.4 cm	14.7 in
体重	685.0 g	24.16 oz

識別

羽毛

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.

🌿 Wetland

分布域

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.

保全状況

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Incubation: 26-28 days.

一腹卵数

6-10

鳴き声

さえずり

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.

分類学

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

Distribution

Madagascar Pochard has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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よくある質問

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.