Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Smew
Mergellus albellus
- epik
- 70 km/h
- Risiko rendah
The male is pure white with fine black lace markings, earning him the nickname 'cracked ice.' Dives to the bottom for fish.
- Populasi
- Global: ~58,700–144,000 mature individuals (~88,000–216,000 total individuals); trend unknown (European segment relatively stable over three generations, but global trend uncertain)
- Habitat
- Breeds on fish-rich freshwater oligotrophic lakes, pools, oxbow lakes, and slow rivers/backwaters within northern boreal/taiga (coniferous and mixed) forest, nesting in tree cavities (often old Black Woodpecker holes) near shallow water; winters on large freshwater lakes and reservoirs, ice-free rivers, and sheltered brackish coastal lagoons, estuaries, and bays.
- Fakta menarik
- The strikingly patterned adult male Smew — snow-white with black markings and a bushy crest — is often nicknamed the "panda duck" or described as having a "cracked ice" plumage pattern.
- Sebaran
- Breeds across the northern Palearctic taiga from Scandinavia east to Chukotka/Kamchatka in Russia; winters throughout much of Europe (Baltic and Black/Caspian Seas, British Isles, Low Countries) and Asia (Caspian Sea, eastern China, Korea, Japan, northern India), with vagrants recorded in North Africa and North America (notably the Aleutian Islands, Alaska).
- Makanan
- A diving duck that catches prey underwater using a hooked, serrated bill; feeds mainly on aquatic invertebrates (insect larvae, crustaceans, molluscs), amphibians, and some plant matter during the breeding season, shifting to a diet dominated by small fish in winter and early spring.
- Ukuran
- 0,41 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,62 m
- Masa hidup
- 6 tahun
