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Mute Swan, Order Anseriformes, Family Anatidae, Species Cygnus olor,..
A large, familiar bird, strikingly white and obvious even at great range, Mute Swan is generally quite tame, even semi-domesticated in its behaviour and choice of habitat.
Territorial pairs are aggressive, even to people or their dogs, using impressive displays of arched wings and loud, hissing calls.
In some floodplains, small groups regularly feed on dry land, a habit that is more consistent with the two " wild swans ", Bewick's and Whooper,
Voice - Strangled trumpeting and hissing notes,
Nesting - Huge pile of vegetation at water's edge; up to 8 eggs; 1 brood; March - June.
Feeding - Plucks vegetable matter from short grass in fields and salt marshes, pulls the same from shallow water, or upends in deeper water,..
Length 1.4 - 1.6m,
Wingspan - 2,08 - 2.38m,
Weight - 10 - 12kg,
Lifespan - 15 - 20 years,
Social - Small flocks,
Status - Secure,...
Anatidae
Las anátidas (Anatidae, del latín anas "pato" y el griego ἰδ- id- "aspecto") son una familia de aves del orden de las Anseriformes. Las anátidas son aves usualmente migradoras que suelen vivir en las proximidades del agua; una de sus adaptaciones al medio acuático hace que sean palmípedas.
Entre las muy diversas especies de esta familia (aproximadamente 150 especies) se encuentran los ánades o patos; las ocas, gansos o ánsares; las yaguasas, los cisnes, las serretas, los eideres, las barnaclas, los cauquenes, los porrones y los tarros.
En eras modernas su distribución natural abarcaba prácticamente todo el planeta Tierra, a excepción (salvo casos ocasionales) de la Antártida.
(Aythya fuligula)
Edinburgh
Scotland
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Escócia (2017)
- All the photos for this order ANSERIFORMES
- All the photos for this family Anatidae (Anatídeos)
- All the photos for this species Aythya fuligula
- All the photos taken this day 2017/04/18
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Twelve males displaying to a single female
Skerries Co.Dublin 22-03-2018
[order] Anseriformes | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Melanitta nigra | [UK] Common Scoter | [FR] Macreuse noire | [DE] Trauerente | [ES] Negrón común | [IT] Orchetto marino | [NL] Zwarte Zee-eend | [IRL] Scótar
spanwidth min.: 130 cm
spanwidth max.: 155 cm
size min.: 48 cm
size max.: 58 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 27 days
incubation max.: 29 days
fledging min.: 0 days
fledging max.: 0 days
broods 1
eggs min.: 10
eggs max.: 12
There has been a decline in breeding numbers since the 1970s - 96 pairs were estimated in 1995 and 80 in 1999. Eutrophication of the waters has reduced the species’ food supply which has resulted in poor productivity and juvenile survival. Mink predation has also had a considerable impact during the breeding season, and incubating females have been most vulnerable. However, in recent decades, it has been suggested that birds may be redistributing to other large lakes in western and central Ireland.
Status: Resident and winter visitor from the Continentto all Irish coasts between October and April.
Conservation Concern: Red-listed due to its declining breeding population. The European population has been evaluated as Secure.
Identification: Medium-sized, plump duck usually seen in large flocks offshore. At closer range, males with yellow knob at base of bill. All dark plumage, with no white on the wing. Males black, females sooty brown with paler cheeks.
Similar Species: Velvet Scoter and other ducks.
Call: Soft piping 'pju'.
Diet: During the summer the diet is varied and includes water plants, insect larvae and freshwater crustaceans. During the winter, they forage mostly in waters less than 20 m deep and with coarse sandy substrates. They feed predominantly on benthic bivalve molluscs.
Breeding: First recorded breeding in Ireland in the beginning of the 20th century at Lower Lough Erne. Numbers increased steadily - up to 150 pairs were estimated during the late 1960s. They nest on islands with dense covering of scrub and tree cover. The breedding population has declined since due to the increase in Mink, which predate the nests and young.
Wintering: Common Scoter are almost entirely marine during the winter, and tend to congregate in large flocks on shallow seas with sandy bottoms supporting their preferred prey.
Where to See: Wexford Bay in County Wexford, Castlemaine Harbour & Rossbehy in County Kerry, Brandon Bay - Inner Brandon Bay in County Kerry, Donegal Bay in County Donegal and from Ben Head to Skerries on the east coast are among the best wintering sites, supporting 800-4,500 birds.
Physical characteristics
Black Scoters are large, mostly black or dark gray sea ducks. Formerly called the Common Scoter, the Black Scoter is the least common of the three scoters. Adult males are solid black with a bulbous yellow knob on an otherwise black bill. Females and juveniles are dark gray, lighter on the cheek with a dark cap. Their bills are dark and lack the knob found in adult males.
Scoters spend the non-breeding part of the year in large flocks on the ocean. Black Scoters forage by diving and swimming under water, propelled by their feet. They usually feed in areas of open water, avoiding dense submergent or emergent vegetation. They swallow their prey under water, unless it is large or bulky. They are strong fliers, but must get a running start on the water to get airborne.
Habitat
The breeding range of the Black Scoter is at the edge of the northern forest or in the treeless tundra, where they breed on small, shallow lakes, ponds, sloughs, and river banks with tall grasses to conceal nests. In winter, they can be found on coastal bays and along coastlines, usually in shallow water within a mile of shore.
Wandering Whistling Duck, Wildlife Habitat, Port Douglas, Queensland. Formerly named tree ducks, the wandering whistling duck has its new name because of their loud whistling calls and the whistling noise their wings make during flight. They have long necks and legs and look like a cross between a goose and a duck. They have a strong head and neck with a darker crown and hindneck.
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Marginal de gaia
Rio Douro
Portugal
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
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Male Mallard duck eclipse plumage / Anade Real macho en plumage de eclipse
El ánade real o azulón / mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) es una especie de ave anseriforme de la familia Anatidae. Es un #pato de superficie común y muy extendido. Habita áreas de temperatura templada de Norteamérica, Europa y Asia. También frecuenta Centroamérica y el Caribe. Probablemente es el más conocido de todos los patos.
El macho tiene la cabeza verde azulada, pico amarillo, pecho pardo o castaño, collar blanco, cuerpo gris y popa negra. La hembra es de colores más apagados en pardo oscuro, se parece a otros patos (sobre todo al ánade friso), pero su mayor tamaño, el color anaranjado y oscuro en el pico y el espejuelo azul y blanco son característicos. Ambos sexos tienen espejuelos azul-morado.
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The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a large wading bird of the family #Anatidae #Anseriformes. It is a common duck and widespread surface. It inhabits warm temperate areas of North America, Europe and Asia. Also frequents Central America and the Caribbean. Probably the best known of all ducks.
The male has bluish green head, yellow beak, brown or chestnut breast, white necklace, gray body and black stern. The female is duller colors in dark brown, other ducks (especially the Gadwall), but its larger size, the color orange and dark blue beak and white speculum and looks are characteristic. Both sexes have blue-purple glasses.
Moulting feathers
Eclipse plummage is temporary or transition plummage.
Ducks are peculiar in that they moult all their flight feathers; the long, wing feathers; at once. For about a month, they can't fly and very vulnerable to predators.
To provide some protection, particularly for the brightly-coloured males, the moult starts with their bright body feathers. These are replaced by dowdy brown ones, making them look much like females.
This eclipse plumage is why in mid-summer, it seems as though all the drakes have gone.
Once the flight feathers have regrown, the birds moult again, and by October the full colours are back and the various species of ducks are easily recognisable once more.
Read more at www.rspb.org.uk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Genus:Anas
Species:A. platyrhynchos
Binomial name
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae -- Subfamily: Merginae
Mergus merganser
Jim Paris and I were on the south shore of the Kenai River while this gal was making her way up-river along the opposite shore with her brood. The river is about 300 feet wide at this point. The viewfinder autofocus on my 7D was useless at that range. I switched to live-view and manually focused at 10X magnification. On a still subject the live-view autofocus would have been fine. With the birds swimming and bouncing, it kept getting so far out of focus that I couldn't track them. This mighty crop is nearly 1:1.
It was a real treat to see these birds on their breeding grounds in Alaska. We were obsessively trying to get shots of the grebe chicks riding on their mother's back and came up short. This was my consolation prize.
Wigeon,
Order ;- Anseriformes, Family ;- Anatidae, Species ;- Anas penelope,
Like most ducks, the Wigeon forms close flocks on water while feeding, advancing across a salt marsh or meadow in a tight-packed mass, Such a flock looks richly colourful and adds to the effect with constant loud calls, Wigeon are generally shy and fly off when approached, large numbers forming wheeling flocks circling above a marsh or heading for the safety of a reservoir, They have good reason to be wary, being the prime taret of many fowlers,
Occurrence, Breeds in N Europe and N UK, on edges of moorland pools and lakes in forests, Much more widespread in winter on estuaries and freshwater marshes, and on grassy areas surrounding reservoirs and water-filled pits,
Voice ;- Male has loud, exploisve, musical whistle, whee-oo; female has deep, rough, abrupt growl,
Nesting ;- In long vegetation on ground, near water, 8 or 9 eggs, 1 brood, April - July,
Feeding ;- Grazes on short grass, often in dense flocks, also feeds in shallow water, taking seeds, shoots, and roots.
Length ;- 45 - 51 cm ( 18 - 20 in ),
Wingspan ;- 75 - 86 cm ( 30 - 34 in ).
Weight ;- 500 - 900g ( 18 - 32 oz ),
Social ;- Dense flocks,
Lifespan ;- Up to 15 years,
Status ;- Secure,
This male Eider is inflating his throat sac before throwing his head back and giving his "cooing" call
Abrirla a "Tamaño Original" sobre fondo negro.
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Pollo de Anade real o azulón (Anas platyrhynchos) ave "Anseriformes" familia "Anatidae".
A pair of Northern Shovelers (Spatula clypeata) - Blackpoint Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae Spatula clypeata "Spatula clypeata" Anas clypeata
ORDEN: Anseriformes.
FAMILIA: Anatidae.
N. Cientifico: Anas versicolor versicolor.
N. Ingles: Silver teal.
Habitat: Desde Region Metropolitana a Chiloe. Chile.
Bar-headed Goose (Stripegås / Anser indicus) visiting Kongsberg (Norway) June 2016. I believe this is the first time the it has been registered in our town. Since the species originates from Central Asia and India, this is most likely someone fled from a European park somewhere.
Canon 70D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L USM IS.
The photo is part of a Bar-headed Goose set which also contains photos of the bird from London parks.
Orden:Anseriformes
Familia:Anatidae
Subfamilia: Anatinae
Genero:Anas
Nombre común: Pato de la florida Macho,cerceta aliazul , pato media luna, pato de alas azules, barraquete aliazul o yaguasa aliazul
Nombre científico: Spatula discors
Nombre ingles: Blue-winged Teal male
Status: Visitante migratorio no reproductor
Lugar de captura: Finca de Juan Taveras.
Por : Cimarron mayor Panta
Loads of these around the Forth at the moment. Not long arrived from Iceland they are staging here feeding in the stubble fields before heading south, probably to the rich agricultural lands of East Anglia
Rare vagrant to Malaysia
2nd Malaysia Record
Sony ILCE-7RM4 +
Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/4000 secs
Exposure Bias : -0.3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Orden:Anseriformes
Familia:Anatidae
Género:Spátula
NOMBRES COMUNES:Pato cuchareta,Cuchara Común, Cuchareta, Pato Chucara, pato chucharón-norteño, Pato Cuchara, Pato cuchara común, Pato Cuchareta, Pato Cucharo, pato cucharón norteño, Pato Cucharón-norteño, Pato pico de cuchara hembra
Lugar de captura: Bosque de la Mujer, provincia Hermanas Mirabal
Nombre cientifico: Spatula clypeata
Nombre ingles: Northern Shoveler female
Por: Cimarron mayor Panta
Orden:Anseriformes
Familia:Anatidae
Género:Anas
NOMBRES COMUNES:Pato cuchareta,Cuchara Común, Cuchareta, Pato Chucara, pato chucharón-norteño, Pato Cuchara, Pato cuchara común, Pato Cuchareta, Pato Cucharo, pato cucharón norteño, Pato Cucharón-norteño, Pato pico de cuchara macho
Nombre cientifico: Spatula clypeata
Nombre ingles: Northern Shoveler male
Lugar de captura: :Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge,New Mexico, USA
Por: Cimarron mayor Panta.
The crested screamer is the most common of the three living species of Anhimidae, a family that belongs to the order of Anseriformes—although it doesn’t look like it—just like ducks and geese.
Orden:Anseriformes
Familia:Anatidae
Subfamilia: Anatinae
Genero:Anas
Nombre común: Pato de la florida Macho,cerceta aliazul , pato media luna, pato de alas azules, barraquete aliazul o yaguasa aliazul
Nombre científico: Spatula discors
Nombre ingles: Blue-winged Teal male
Status: Visitante migratorio no reproductor
Lugar de captura: Finca de Juan Taveras.
Por : Cimarron mayor Panta