Marbled Duck

について

マーブルダックは地中海地方から中央アジアにかけて分布する潜水性カモです。白と褐色のまだら模様の羽毛が特徴で、嘴が細長いです。浅い湿地、葦原、塩湖に生息し、水草、藻類、無脊椎動物を採食します。生息地の減少で個体数が大幅に減少しています。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	40.1 cm	15.8 in
体重	422.5 g	14.90 oz

識別

羽毛

Pale sandy-buff plumage with bold white spots throughout; distinctive marbled pattern. Dark eye patch forming mask. Pale face and throat. No iridescent speculum. Gray bill; gray legs. Sexes similar. Mediterranean and Middle East.

Habitat & Range

Shallow densely vegetated freshwater and brackish marshes, rice paddies, and lagoons in the Mediterranean basin, Middle East, and Central Asia. Winters in Africa and South Asia. Dependent on emergent wetland vegetation.

🌿 Wetland

分布域

Breeds in the high Arctic; winters on the open Atlantic Ocean and along coastlines from Labrador to the Gulf of Mexico.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates in coastal habitats.

保全状況

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-27 days. Fledging: 50-54 days.

一腹卵数

5-20

鳴き声

さえずり

Male gives a low, guttural chuckling; female produces a nasal, rattling quack. Calls are relatively quiet for a duck; the chuckling male call is unusual among Eurasian and North African wildfowl.

分類学

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

Distribution

Marbled Duck has been recorded in 7 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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よくある質問

What does the Marbled Duck eat?

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates in coastal habitats.

Where does the Marbled Duck live?

Shallow densely vegetated freshwater and brackish marshes, rice paddies, and lagoons in the Mediterranean basin, Middle East, and Central Asia. Winters in Africa and South Asia. Dependent on emergent wetland vegetation.

Is the Marbled Duck endangered?

The Marbled Duck has a conservation status of Near Threatened.

How does the Marbled Duck nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-27 days. Fledging: 50-54 days.

What does the Marbled Duck sound like?

Male gives a low, guttural chuckling; female produces a nasal, rattling quack. Calls are relatively quiet for a duck; the chuckling male call is unusual among Eurasian and North African wildfowl.

How big is the Marbled Duck?

The Marbled Duck has a wingspan of 40.1 cm, weight of 422.5 g.

What order and family does the Marbled Duck belong to?

The Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.