Baer's Pochard

Sobre

O pato de Baer é um pato mergulhador criticamente ameaçado nativo do nordeste da China e adjacente Rússia. Os machos têm cabeça e pescoço verdes com olhos brancos característicos. Cria em zonas húmidas de floresta inundada e hiberna no Sul e Sudeste da Ásia. As populações colapsaram nos últimos anos de números anteriores de milhares para apenas centenas, tornando-o um dos patos mais em perigo do mundo. As causas incluem caça, perda de habitat e perturbação.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	40,4 cm	15.9 in
Peso	707,25 g	24.95 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Males have dark glossy greenish-black head; chestnut breast; white flanks and undertail. White eye. Females brown with chestnut breast and pale face patch. White wing stripe in flight. Critically endangered East Asian species.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on lakes and rivers in boreal forests of eastern Siberia and northeastern China. Winters on freshwater lakes and wetlands in eastern and southeastern Asia. Critically Endangered; tiny remaining population.

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Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters at sea off both US coasts and in the Great Lakes during migration.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey in coastal shallow-water habitats.

Estado de conservação

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 27 days.

Tamanho da postura

6-13

Som

Canto

Male gives a low, grating wheeze; female produces a harsh quacking series. Calls resemble Tufted Duck but slightly softer; among the rarest duck calls in East Asia due to its extreme decline.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Aythya
Espécies	Aythya baeri

Distribution

Baer's Pochard has been recorded in 6 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Baer's Pochard eat?

Dives for molluscs and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey in coastal shallow-water habitats.

Where does the Baer's Pochard live?

Breeds on lakes and rivers in boreal forests of eastern Siberia and northeastern China. Winters on freshwater lakes and wetlands in eastern and southeastern Asia. Critically Endangered; tiny remaining population.

Is the Baer's Pochard endangered?

The Baer's Pochard has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.

How does the Baer's Pochard nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 27 days.

What does the Baer's Pochard sound like?

Male gives a low, grating wheeze; female produces a harsh quacking series. Calls resemble Tufted Duck but slightly softer; among the rarest duck calls in East Asia due to its extreme decline.

How big is the Baer's Pochard?

The Baer's Pochard has a wingspan of 40.4 cm, weight of 707.25 g.

What order and family does the Baer's Pochard belong to?

The Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.