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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Small diving duck. | Small diving duck. | ||
| − | + | Male: *Black head, breast, and vent *Bright white flanks *Tuft of feathers on back of head | |
| − | *Black head, breast, and vent | + | |
| − | *Bright white flanks | + | Female: *Dark brown *Lighter flanks *Tuft less distinctive |
| − | *Tuft of feathers on back of head | + | |
| − | + | Voice: Generally quiet outside of breeding season. Male calls with whistle during courtship. | |
| − | *Dark brown | + | |
| − | *Lighter flanks | ||
| − | *Tuft less distinctive | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Temperate and northern [[Eurasia]]. | ||
| + | |||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Freshwater lakes, ponds and gravel pits. | Freshwater lakes, ponds and gravel pits. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | Nests on islands in freshwater wetlands | + | Nests on islands in freshwater wetlands. |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | The diet includes molluscs and insects. | |
| − | == | + | |
| − | + | ====Bird Song== | |
| − | ==Bird Song== | ||
<flashmp3>Aythya fuligula (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Aythya fuligula (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Aythya fuligula (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Aythya fuligula (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 3 July 2008
- Aythya fuligula
Identification
Small diving duck. Male: *Black head, breast, and vent *Bright white flanks *Tuft of feathers on back of head
Female: *Dark brown *Lighter flanks *Tuft less distinctive
Voice: Generally quiet outside of breeding season. Male calls with whistle during courtship.
Distribution
Temperate and northern Eurasia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Freshwater lakes, ponds and gravel pits.
Behaviour
Nests on islands in freshwater wetlands.
The diet includes molluscs and insects.
==Bird Song
<flashmp3>Aythya fuligula (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
