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Plumed Whistling-duck

Dendrocygna eytoni

Least Concern
Envergadura
46,4 cm
Peso
877,5 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes
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Sobre

O parreco-de-crinas é um pato assobiadeiro grande encontrado na Austrália e no sul da Nova Guiné. Distingue-se pelas longas penas flanqueadas de castanho e branco que se projetam para fora como uma crina. Tem uma coloração pálida geralmente com peito rosado e pernas rosa-laranjadas. Habita savanas e pastagens tropicais perto de zonas húmidas. É muito gregário e pode formar bandos de muitos milhares. É um pato cinegético importante na Austrália.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 46,4 cm 18.3 in
Peso 877,5 g 30.95 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Pale brown head and neck; chestnut-brown back. Distinctive long, pale golden plumes extend from flanks. Breast pale pink with dark spots. Belly pale. Long pink legs. Upright posture. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Grassy tropical wetland margins, flooded plains, and well-watered pastures in northern and eastern Australia. Grazes on land near water at night; rests on open ground or in trees during the day.

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in the Holarctic tundra and boreal zones; winters on temperate coasts and large inland lakes globally.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes short tundra grasses; also takes aquatic vegetation; large Arctic goose wintering on coastal marshes and agricultural land.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Incubation: 28-30 days. Fledging: 56-65 days.

Tamanho da postura

8-14

Som

Canto

A high, reedy whistling call similar to other Dendrocygna. Plumed Whistling-duck gives 'grassy' grassland calls. Less musical than White-faced; contact notes are short whistles.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Plumed Whistling-duck has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Plumed Whistling-duck eat?
Grazes short tundra grasses; also takes aquatic vegetation; large Arctic goose wintering on coastal marshes and agricultural land.
Where does the Plumed Whistling-duck live?
Grassy tropical wetland margins, flooded plains, and well-watered pastures in northern and eastern Australia. Grazes on land near water at night; rests on open ground or in trees during the day.
Is the Plumed Whistling-duck endangered?
The Plumed Whistling-duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Plumed Whistling-duck nest?
Incubation: 28-30 days. Fledging: 56-65 days.
What does the Plumed Whistling-duck sound like?
A high, reedy whistling call similar to other Dendrocygna. Plumed Whistling-duck gives 'grassy' grassland calls. Less musical than White-faced; contact notes are short whistles.
How big is the Plumed Whistling-duck?
The Plumed Whistling-duck has a wingspan of 46.4 cm, weight of 877.5 g.
What order and family does the Plumed Whistling-duck belong to?
The Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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