Pink-eared Duck

について

オーストラリア固有のピンクイヤーダック。体長36〜40cm。白い顔の耳部に特徴的なピンク色の斑点がある。内陸の浅い湖や湿地に生息し、水中のプランクトンや植物を濾過して採食する。低危険種。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	36.7 cm	14.4 in
体重	366.25 g	12.92 oz

識別

羽毛

Pale gray-brown body with bold dark brown barring on flanks. Brown-streaked crown; white face with brown eye-patch. Tiny pink ear-spot behind eye. Wide gray spatulate bill. Striped flanks diagnostic. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Ephemeral and permanent inland wetlands, flooded grasslands, and claypans across Australia. Highly nomadic, following unpredictable inland flooding. Most common in the Murray-Darling Basin in flood years.

🌿 Wetland

分布域

Breeds across Eurasia; winters across sub-Saharan Africa. One of the most widespread Palearctic–African long-distance migrants.

Diet & Feeding

Highly specialized filter-feeder; spatulate bill strains algae and zooplankton from turbid Australian floodwaters; tracks inland floods.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: M,O. Incubation: 26 days. Fledging: 45-60 days.

一腹卵数

6-8

鳴き声

さえずり

A soft, high-pitched rattling 'zarr-zarr' or reedy whistle. Considered a quiet duck. Calls while feeding in shallow Australian wetlands and flooded grasslands.

分類学

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

Distribution

Pink-eared Duck has been recorded in 5 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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よくある質問

What does the Pink-eared Duck eat?

Highly specialized filter-feeder; spatulate bill strains algae and zooplankton from turbid Australian floodwaters; tracks inland floods.

Where does the Pink-eared Duck live?

Ephemeral and permanent inland wetlands, flooded grasslands, and claypans across Australia. Highly nomadic, following unpredictable inland flooding. Most common in the Murray-Darling Basin in flood years.

Is the Pink-eared Duck endangered?

The Pink-eared Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Pink-eared Duck nest?

Nest type: M,O. Incubation: 26 days. Fledging: 45-60 days.

What does the Pink-eared Duck sound like?

A soft, high-pitched rattling 'zarr-zarr' or reedy whistle. Considered a quiet duck. Calls while feeding in shallow Australian wetlands and flooded grasslands.

How big is the Pink-eared Duck?

The Pink-eared Duck has a wingspan of 36.7 cm, weight of 366.25 g.

What order and family does the Pink-eared Duck belong to?

The Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.