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Maned Duck

Chenonetta jubata

Least Concern
Envergadura
51,8 cm
Peso
825,25 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes

Sobre

O pato-da-austrália é um pato de tamanho médio endémico da Austrália. Os machos têm cabeça e pescoço marrom-acastanhados com crista pequena, corpo barrado e bico cinzento. As fêmeas são castanho mais pálido mosqueado. Habita áreas abertas com árvores, prados, pastagens e zonas húmidas. É frequentemente visto em campos cultivados e áreas perto de água. Nidifica em ocos de árvore. É um dos patos mais familiares e comuns no sudeste da Austrália.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 51,8 cm 20.4 in
Peso 825,25 g 29.11 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Males have brownish head with short dark mane; gray body with fine vermiculations and chestnut breast spots. Females brown with white supercilium and white chin. Both show white speculum in flight. Australian.

Habitat & Range

Open woodland, grassland, parks, golf courses, and farmland near water across most of Australia. Nests in tree hollows up to 30m high. Grazes terrestrially. Highly adaptable to modified and urban environments.

Distribuição geográfica

Found in wetlands of East Africa; largely sedentary with some local seasonal movements following water availability.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; broadly omnivorous diet shifts with season.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 28-34 days. Fledging: 57 days.

Tamanho da postura

8-11

Som

Canto

Male utters soft, goose-like honking notes; female gives a harsh, repeated quacking rattle. Alarm call is a loud, abrupt nasal honk carrying over open water.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Maned Duck has been recorded in 9 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Maned Duck eat?
Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; broadly omnivorous diet shifts with season.
Where does the Maned Duck live?
Open woodland, grassland, parks, golf courses, and farmland near water across most of Australia. Nests in tree hollows up to 30m high. Grazes terrestrially. Highly adaptable to modified and urban environments.
Is the Maned Duck endangered?
The Maned Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Maned Duck nest?
Nest type: CV. Incubation: 28-34 days. Fledging: 57 days.
What does the Maned Duck sound like?
Male utters soft, goose-like honking notes; female gives a harsh, repeated quacking rattle. Alarm call is a loud, abrupt nasal honk carrying over open water.
How big is the Maned Duck?
The Maned Duck has a wingspan of 51.8 cm, weight of 825.25 g.
What order and family does the Maned Duck belong to?
The Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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