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White-headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

Endangered

翼開長

29.7 cm

体重

705.0 g

科

Anatidae

目

Anseriformes

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について

カオジロオキアミガモは地中海地方から中央アジアにかけて分布する絶滅危惧種のカモです。雄の白い頭部と青い嘴が特徴的です。水草が豊富な浅い湖や池に生息し、水草の種子、塊茎、無脊椎動物を潜って採食します。生息地の減少と外来種との交雑が脅威です。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	29.7 cm	11.7 in
体重	705.0 g	24.87 oz

識別

羽毛

Male has entirely white head with small black crown patch, rich chestnut-brown body, and large bulbous powder-blue bill. Female is brown with pale whitish face divided by dark streak across cheeks; bill grey.

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

分布域

Breeds in Spain, Turkey, central Asia, and Mongolia. Winters in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and northern India. Globally endangered.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant roots in Mediterranean and Central Asian wetlands. Critically threatened species.

保全状況

Endangered

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: PL,O. Incubation: 22-26 days. Fledging: 60-70 days.

一腹卵数

3-10

鳴き声

さえずり

Male produces a mechanical, rapid bill-drumming; female gives a harsh, grating quack. The drumming staccato display is the same pattern as other Oxyura stiff-tails; heard on Eurasian steppe lakes.

分類学

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

Distribution

White-headed Duck has been recorded in 9 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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よくある質問

What does the White-headed Duck eat?

Dives for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant roots in Mediterranean and Central Asian wetlands. Critically threatened species.

Where does the White-headed Duck live?

Breeds in Spain, Turkey, central Asia, and Mongolia. Winters in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and northern India. Globally endangered.

Is the White-headed Duck endangered?

The White-headed Duck has a conservation status of Endangered.

How does the White-headed Duck nest?

Nest type: PL,O. Incubation: 22-26 days. Fledging: 60-70 days.

What does the White-headed Duck sound like?

Male produces a mechanical, rapid bill-drumming; female gives a harsh, grating quack. The drumming staccato display is the same pattern as other Oxyura stiff-tails; heard on Eurasian steppe lakes.

How big is the White-headed Duck?

The White-headed Duck has a wingspan of 29.7 cm, weight of 705.0 g.

What order and family does the White-headed Duck belong to?

The White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.