Tufted Duck

Sobre

O pato-negrinha é um pato mergulhador de tamanho médio comum nas zonas húmidas de água doce do Paleártico. Os machos têm plumagem preta e branca marcante e um topete pendente distintivo. É amplamente distribuído na Europa e Ásia, criando em zonas húmidas de pradaria, floresta e tundra. É um dos patos mergulhadores mais comuns na Europa. Hiberna em zonas costeiras e grandes corpos de água dulcícola em toda a Europa e sul da Ásia.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	39,4 cm	15.5 in
Peso	700,0 g	24.69 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Males black with white flanks; rounded head with long drooping black tuft. Yellow eye. Females dark brown with shorter tuft; pale flanks; sometimes white at base of bill. Bold white wing stripe in flight. Dimorphic.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on freshwater lakes and rivers with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia and Japan. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and sheltered coastal bays.

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Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Canada; winters along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. Rare elsewhere in winter.

Diet & Feeding

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Incubation: 23-28 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

Tamanho da postura

3-22

Som

Canto

Male emits a soft, low wheeze; female gives a grating, repeated quack. A common call on Eurasian freshwater lakes; male's soft purring is quiet while female's quacking is emphatic and rapid.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Tufted Duck has been recorded in 7 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Tufted Duck eat?

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

Where does the Tufted Duck live?

Breeds on freshwater lakes and rivers with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia and Japan. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and sheltered coastal bays.

Is the Tufted Duck endangered?

The Tufted Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Tufted Duck nest?

Incubation: 23-28 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

What does the Tufted Duck sound like?

Male emits a soft, low wheeze; female gives a grating, repeated quack. A common call on Eurasian freshwater lakes; male's soft purring is quiet while female's quacking is emphatic and rapid.

How big is the Tufted Duck?

The Tufted Duck has a wingspan of 39.4 cm, weight of 700.0 g.

What order and family does the Tufted Duck belong to?

The Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.