Falcated Duck

Anas falcataOrder: ANSERIFORMESFamily: Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
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Overview

Falcated Duck: Medium dabbling duck with long black and white tertial feathers extending over black rump. Body white, black, gray in finely-scaled pattern. The crested iridescent head is green and purple-brown. White throat has black ring; black tail and black-green speculum are edged in white.

Range and Habitat

Falcated Duck: Breeds and winters in southeastern Asia but strongly migratory. Birds seen in North America beyond Alaska may be escaped captives from private collections or fully wild birds. Favors wetlands, small lakes, ponds, quiet rivers, estuaries, marshes. Near-threatenend in the wild. Most U.S. sightings occur between Pacific northwestern and central Californian coasts. Also seen on Baja peninsula, in Mexico, India, and Canada.

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Listen:

Voice Text

"whew- whew", "tsooh, tsooh"

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Related Birds:

American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Wood Duck
Baikal Teal
Garganey
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
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Family Surface-feeding Duck (Anatidae)_blue
Species Anas falcata
Length19 - 21.5 Inches
Wingspan33.5 Inches

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck: Medium dabbling duck with long black and white tertial feathers extending over black rump. Body white, black, gray in finely-scaled pattern. The crested iridescent head is green and purple-brown. White throat has black ring; black tail and black-green speculum are edged in white.

● Song: "whew- whew", "tsooh, tsooh"

● Foraging & Feeding: Falcated Duck: Eats aquatic plants, seeds, and roots, but also occasionally takes snails, insects, small fish and frogs. Generally a surface feeder or dabbler but will sometimes tip or upend to feed or, more rarely, may dive. Sometimes grazes on land on forbs and grasses. Prefers marshy areas, ponds, estuaries, quiet rivers, and shallow coastal bays.

● Breeding & nesting: Falcated Duck: Six to ten creamy white eggs are laid in nest built on ground, near water, under cover of tall, dense vegetation. Nest typically made of grasses and forbs and lined with down. Hen incubates eggs for about 26 days, sometimes assisted by male.

● Similar species: Falcated Duck: No similar species has long, sickle-shaped tertials.

Flight Pattern

Fast, direct flight with steady, strong, rapid wingbeats.
Falcated Duck Body Illustration_2
● Range & Habitat: Falcated Duck: Breeds and winters in southeastern Asia but strongly migratory. Birds seen in North America beyond Alaska may be escaped captives from private collections or fully wild birds. Favors wetlands, small lakes, ponds, quiet rivers, estuaries, marshes. Near-threatenend in the wild. Most U.S. sightings occur between Pacific northwestern and central Californian coasts. Also seen on Baja peninsula, in Mexico, India, and Canada.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationAccidental to casual, Irregular vagrant
MigrationMigratory
Weight25.6 Ounces