Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii) — Facts, Habitat & Conservation

について

ハートラウブダックは西アフリカの森林に生息するカモです。青みがかった嘴と暗褐色の羽毛が特徴的です。熱帯雨林内の河川、沼地、森林の池に生息し、植物の種子、果実、無脊椎動物を採食します。アフリカ固有の珍しいカモです。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	53.4 cm	21.0 in
体重	910.0 g	32.10 oz

識別

羽毛

Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest streams specialist.

Habitat & Range

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

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分布域

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Incubation: 30-32 days. Fledging: 56 days.

一腹卵数

7-11

鳴き声

さえずり

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

分類学

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

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よくある質問

What does the Hartlaub's Duck eat?

Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

Where does the Hartlaub's Duck live?

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

Is the Hartlaub's Duck endangered?

The Hartlaub's Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Hartlaub's Duck nest?

Incubation: 30-32 days. Fledging: 56 days.

What does the Hartlaub's Duck sound like?

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

How big is the Hartlaub's Duck?

The Hartlaub's Duck has a wingspan of 53.4 cm, weight of 910.0 g.

What order and family does the Hartlaub's Duck belong to?

The Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.