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Birds
Long-tailed duck
Long-tailed duck · Clangula hyemalis
The long-tailed duck captivates with its elegant appearance and its melodic calls, which shape the winter landscape.
Fact file
- Size
- Males reach a body length of 42 to 50 cm, while females are slightly smaller at 40 to 45 cm.
- Males and females
- Males are brightly coloured, while females are more inconspicuous, usually brown and grey.
- Sounds
- Long-tailed ducks produce a characteristic, ringing squeak that helps them locate others of their kind.
- Diet
- Long-tailed ducks feed mainly on shell-bearing molluscs, crustaceans, algae and aquatic plants.
- Offspring
- After an incubation period of around 28 days the chicks hatch; they are immediately independent and able to swim.
How to identify Long-tailed duck
Long-tailed ducks are striking with their long, slender bodies, which are an exquisite adaptation to aquatic habitats. Males have distinctive plumage with dark brown and grey tones and a white, almost shimmering head. The characteristic long tail feathers give them an elegant appearance.
Females are more subtly coloured, with grey-brown plumage that provides perfect camouflage in their habitat. In winter the males are easy to recognise thanks to their distinctive plumage, while the females blend harmoniously into their surroundings.
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