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Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Least Concern
翼展
37.6 cm
体重
401.25 g
Anatidae
Anseriformes

关于

白眉鸭是欧亚大陆常见的小型水面鸭,以雄鸟宽阔的白色眉纹为特征,体羽棕灰色,翼镜绿色。繁殖于欧洲和亚洲温带地区,越冬于非洲、印度和东南亚,是长途迁徙鸟类。栖息于草原和湿地,以水生植物和无脊椎动物为食,迁徙期间常在稻田集群。

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
翼展 37.6 cm 14.8 in
体重 401.25 g 14.15 oz

识别

羽毛

Breeding males have chocolate-brown head with sweeping white supercilium. Blue-gray forewing; green speculum with white border. Gray flanks with white vermiculations. Females brown with white loral stripe.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on freshwater marshes, flooded meadows, and lake margins in Eurasia from Europe east to Siberia. Winters across sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia in wetlands of all kinds.

分布范围

Breeds across the Palearctic; winters from western Europe and North Africa east through South Asia to Southeast Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, plant matter, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow wetlands; diet shifts toward invertebrates in breeding season.

保护状况

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-23 days. Fledging: 35-40 days.

产卵数

6-14

声音

鸣唱

Male produces a distinctive mechanical rattle or craking sound; female gives a subdued quack. The rattling male call is unlike any other teal and immediately diagnostic.

分类学

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Spatula
物种 Spatula querquedula

Distribution

Garganey has been recorded in 6 countries.

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出现 Not recorded
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常见问题

What does the Garganey eat?
Eats seeds, plant matter, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow wetlands; diet shifts toward invertebrates in breeding season.
Where does the Garganey live?
Breeds on freshwater marshes, flooded meadows, and lake margins in Eurasia from Europe east to Siberia. Winters across sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia in wetlands of all kinds.
Is the Garganey endangered?
The Garganey has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Garganey nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-23 days. Fledging: 35-40 days.
What does the Garganey sound like?
Male produces a distinctive mechanical rattle or craking sound; female gives a subdued quack. The rattling male call is unlike any other teal and immediately diagnostic.
How big is the Garganey?
The Garganey has a wingspan of 37.6 cm, weight of 401.25 g.
What order and family does the Garganey belong to?
The Garganey (Spatula querquedula) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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