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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
Hartlaub's
duck, Hartlaub duck, Hartlaub's goose, Hartlaub's
teal |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Aves |
| ORDER: |
Anseriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Anatidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Pteronetta
(winged duck) hartlaubii (after German ornithologist
Hartlaub) |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
This
is a large duck with a black bill, reddish brown
eyes and dark yellow-brown legs. The head and upper
neck are black with variable white on forehead.
The neck, breast, and belly are a rich chestnut
brown and the tail, rump, and upper wing an olive-brown. |
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| SIZE: |
Approximately
56-58 cm (22-23 in) long |
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| WEIGHT: |
Approximately
800-940 g (2 lb) |
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| DIET: |
Feeds
on grass seeds, small snails |
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| INCUBATION: |
30-32 days |
| CLUTCH
SIZE |
8-11
eggs |
| FLEDGING
DURATION |
8 weeks |
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
Approximately
1-2 years |
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| LIFE
SPAN: |
Averages
20-30 years |
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| RANGE: |
West
central Africa |
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| HABITAT: |
Found
in rainforest and wooded savannahs, forest streams,
marshes, and pools with heavy vegetation |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Between
10,000-100,000 individuals |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Appendix
III |
| USFWS |
Lower
risk/near threatened |
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| 1. |
These
birds are not well studied; in fact, as of the late
1990s no wild nests had ever been found. |
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| 2. |
As
with other ducks, males are called drakes, females
are hens, and young are ducklings. |
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species is completely dependent on well-forested
areas. Accordingly, loss of forest habitat is the
main threat to these ducks. |
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Austin,
G. Birds of the World. New York. Golden
Press, Inc., 1961.
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Gotch,
A.F. Birds - Their Latin Names Explained.
UK. Blandford Books Ltd., 1981.
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| Johnsgard,
P. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World.
Lincoln. Univ. Of Neb. Press, 1978. |
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| Scott,
P. A Coloured Key of the Wildfowl of the World.
Slimbridge, England. The Wildfowl Trust. 1988. |
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| Todd,
F.S. Natural History of Waterfowl. San Diego,
Ca. Ibis Publishing Co., 1996. |
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http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action
=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=411&m=0 |
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