Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
The duck for people who like ducks. Subtle gray plumage that rewards a second look.
- Populasi
- ~4.05–4.86 million mature individuals globally; stable trend
- Habitat
- Shallow freshwater marshes, prairie/steppe lakes, wet grasslands and reservoirs with abundant emergent aquatic vegetation; nests on the ground, often away from water; winters also in coastal marshes and gravel pits
- Fakta menarik
- Gadwalls are notable kleptoparasites among dabbling ducks, often snatching food away from diving ducks and American Coots just as they surface with it.
- Sebaran
- Widespread across the Palearctic and Nearctic: breeds from northern Europe across temperate Asia, and in North America from the Great Lakes/prairie pothole region to Alaska and California; winters south to Central America, southern Europe, and South Asia; range expanding, with recent colonization of Great Britain and Ireland
- Makanan
- Mainly aquatic plant material (leaves, stems, seeds) obtained by dabbling and up-ending; also invertebrates, especially by egg-laying females; frequently steals food (kleptoparasitism) from diving ducks and coots as they surface
- Ukuran
- 0,525 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,815 m
- Masa hidup
- 8 tahun
