Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
- langka
- 65 km/h
- Risiko rendah
One of Australia's rarest ducks. Looks plain until the light hits, revealing a galaxy of pale freckles on dark plumage.
- Populasi
- 7,300–17,000 mature individuals (~11,000–26,000 total)
- Habitat
- Freshwater inland wetlands with dense fringing vegetation for breeding (flooded swamps, lignum and canegrass shrublands, bogs, marshes); disperses to open lakes, reservoirs, sewage ponds, and coastal brackish/saline lagoons in dry periods and outside breeding season
- Fakta menarik
- The Freckled Duck is Australia's most ancient and distinctive waterfowl species, an evolutionary relict with no close living relatives, sometimes nicknamed the "monkey duck" for its odd, peak-crowned profile and grunting calls.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to Australia; a nomadic species concentrated in inland eastern and southern Australia (Murray-Darling Basin, Paroo-Warrego/Cooper Creek catchments, Currawinya Lakes, Lake Torquinie) across NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, with smaller populations reaching southwest Western Australia
- Makanan
- Specialist filter-feeder taking algae, aquatic plant seeds and vegetation, plus small invertebrates such as insect larvae and crustaceans, strained from shallow water and mud
- Ukuran
- 0,55 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,85 m
- Masa hidup
- 8 tahun
