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Spectacled Duck

Speculanas specularis

Near Threatened

翼開長

52.4 cm

体重

1248.25 g

科

Anatidae

目

Anseriformes

The Spectacled Duck (Speculanas specularis) is a bird species in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese & swans), within the order Anseriformes (waterfowl). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 52.4 cm and a weight of 1.2 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Near Threatened.

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について

A large dark brown duck with distinctive white spectacle-like eye-rings, a pale buff face, and a prominent white speculum. Found in fast-flowing forest rivers of southern South America. Shy and elusive; inhabits clear rushing rivers through temperate forest. Also known as the Bronze-winged Duck.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	52.4 cm	20.6 in
体重	1248.25 g	44.03 oz

識別

羽毛

Dark brown body with fine pale speckling. Distinctive white 'spectacle' rings around eyes. Iridescent greenish-bronze speculum. Underparts pale buff-brown. Bill grayish; legs orange. Andean and Patagonian streams.

Habitat & Range

Clear fast-flowing rivers and streams in temperate forest from central Chile and adjacent Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. Requires cold turbulent mountain rivers with riparian forest. Avoids slow or muddy water.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

分布域

Breeds in wetlands from Iceland to Siberia; winters in temperate and subtropical Asia, Europe, and North Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Eats aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet varies widely between seasons and wetland types.

保全状況

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Incubation: 30-31 days.

一腹卵数

4-9

鳴き声

さえずり

Emits deep, guttural quacking notes; alarm is a loud, repeated honking bark. Calls are resonant and powerful, carrying far along fast-flowing Patagonian rivers.

分類学

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

Distribution

Spectacled Duck has been recorded in 1 countries.

生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway

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よくある質問

What does the Spectacled Duck eat?

Eats aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet varies widely between seasons and wetland types.

Where does the Spectacled Duck live?

Is the Spectacled Duck endangered?

The Spectacled Duck has a conservation status of Near Threatened.

How does the Spectacled Duck nest?

Incubation: 30-31 days.

What does the Spectacled Duck sound like?

Emits deep, guttural quacking notes; alarm is a loud, repeated honking bark. Calls are resonant and powerful, carrying far along fast-flowing Patagonian rivers.

How big is the Spectacled Duck?

The Spectacled Duck has a wingspan of 52.4 cm, weight of 1248.25 g.

What order and family does the Spectacled Duck belong to?

The Spectacled Duck (Speculanas specularis) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.