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Falkland Steamerduck

Tachyeres brachypterus

Least Concern

翼開長

49.0 cm

体重

3799.0 g

科

Anatidae

目

Anseriformes

について

フォークランドスティーマーダックはフォークランド諸島に固有の飛べないカモです。大きな体と短い翼が特徴で、水面を翼で漕いで移動します。沿岸の浅海、岩礁地帯に生息し、貝類、甲殻類、海藻を採食します。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	49.0 cm	19.3 in
体重	3799.0 g	134.01 oz

識別

羽毛

Flightless; males gray with white supercilium and orange bill. Breast grayish-brown; flanks with brown mottling. Females brown with white eye-ring. Yellow-olive bill. Endemic to Falkland Islands.

Habitat & Range

Exclusive to rocky coasts, sheltered coves, kelp beds, and sea inlets of the Falkland Islands. Flightless; strictly coastal. One of the few bird species entirely endemic to the Falkland Islands.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

分布域

Breeds in subarctic boreal ponds of Alaska and Canada; winters coastally from Alaska to California and on the Gulf Coast.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, sedge shoots, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet varies with water depth and season.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: BU. Incubation: 28-40 days. Fledging: 84 days.

一腹卵数

4-12

鳴き声

さえずり

Similar to Magellanic Steamerduck in call quality — harsh, rattling, mechanical. Falkland Island birds' vocalizations adapted for stormy, windswept coastal habitat.

分類学

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

Distribution

Falkland Steamerduck has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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よくある質問

What does the Falkland Steamerduck eat?

Eats seeds, sedge shoots, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet varies with water depth and season.

Where does the Falkland Steamerduck live?

Exclusive to rocky coasts, sheltered coves, kelp beds, and sea inlets of the Falkland Islands. Flightless; strictly coastal. One of the few bird species entirely endemic to the Falkland Islands.

Is the Falkland Steamerduck endangered?

The Falkland Steamerduck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Falkland Steamerduck nest?

Nest type: BU. Incubation: 28-40 days. Fledging: 84 days.

What does the Falkland Steamerduck sound like?

Similar to Magellanic Steamerduck in call quality — harsh, rattling, mechanical. Falkland Island birds' vocalizations adapted for stormy, windswept coastal habitat.

How big is the Falkland Steamerduck?

The Falkland Steamerduck has a wingspan of 49.0 cm, weight of 3799.0 g.

What order and family does the Falkland Steamerduck belong to?

The Falkland Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.