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Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Least Concern

Envergadura

32,2 cm

Peso

400,5 g

Família

Anatidae

Ordem

Anseriformes

Sobre

O pato-bufão é o menor pato mergulhador da América do Norte. Os machos têm cabeça iridescente verde-purpuro com um grande remendo branco que se estende da nuca para cada lado. Cria em buracos de árvore em florestas boreais. É o único pato mergulhador americano que consegue entrar em buracos de madeiro pica-pau. Hiberna em costas marinhas protegidas e lagos de interior. Os filhotes caem de buracos altos logo após eclodir sem se magoarem.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	32,2 cm	12.7 in
Peso	400,5 g	14.13 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Male has iridescent green-purple head with a large triangular white patch from behind eye over crown; body clean white except for black back. Female is dark sooty-brown with a single small oval white cheek patch.

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in boreal forest of western and central North America. Winters along both coasts and interior lakes from southern Canada south to Mexico.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small molluscs in freshwater and coastal habitats. One of the smallest diving ducks.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 28-33 days. Fledging: 50-55 days.

Tamanho da postura

5-14

Som

Canto

Male produces a soft, squeaky whistle; female gives a harsh, nasal quack. The male's thin, reedy whistle is barely audible; pairs exchange quiet contact calls at boreal forest ponds.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Bufflehead has been recorded in 12 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Bufflehead eat?

Dives for aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small molluscs in freshwater and coastal habitats. One of the smallest diving ducks.

Where does the Bufflehead live?

Breeds in boreal forest of western and central North America. Winters along both coasts and interior lakes from southern Canada south to Mexico.

Is the Bufflehead endangered?

The Bufflehead has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Bufflehead nest?

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 28-33 days. Fledging: 50-55 days.

What does the Bufflehead sound like?

Male produces a soft, squeaky whistle; female gives a harsh, nasal quack. The male's thin, reedy whistle is barely audible; pairs exchange quiet contact calls at boreal forest ponds.

How big is the Bufflehead?

The Bufflehead has a wingspan of 32.2 cm, weight of 400.5 g.

What order and family does the Bufflehead belong to?

The Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.