Scientific Name:
Tadorna ferruginea
Distribution
SE Europe to E Asia, Canary Is, NW Africa, Ethiopian Highlands.
Diet:
Omnivorous. Grasses, leaves, seeds and stems of plants and sedges, grain, rice, shoots and vegetables. Terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates (worms, insects, crustaceans, molluscs), small fish and amphibians.
Facts
Habitat: Mostly in freshwater, saline and brackish lakes and rivers in open country.
Incubation: 28-29 days, 8-9 eggs
Social structure: Pairs during breeding period. Small or large flocks during the autumn and the winter.
Weight: male 1200-1640g, female 925-1500g
Dimensions: 61-71cm
Lifespan: ~10
Estimated population in the wild: 170,000 - 220,000 individuals
IUCN Status: Least concern.
Threats: Hunting, loss and degradation of inland wetlands, Avian influenza outbreaks.