Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Barts' Magpie Duck
- Scientific name: Bucephala islandica, Barrow's Goldeneye
- Classification: Waterfowl
- Family: Anseriformes, Anatidae, Magpies
Vital signs data
- Body length: 42-53 cm
- Weight: 800-1100g
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
The name comes from Sir Barrow, who named it.
Distribution and Habitat
Distributed in North America, including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the transitional zone between North and Central America within Mexico. Also found in Eurasia and North Africa, including all of Europe, Africa north of the Tropic of Cancer, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas-Hengduan Mountains-Minshan Mountains-Qinling Mountains-Huai River.
Appearance
The Barred's Magpie Duck is a medium-sized duck, measuring 42-53 cm in length and with a wingspan of 77-83 cm. Males weigh 1100g, and females weigh 800g, with a lifespan of 18 years. Adult males have a black head with a purplish sheen and a crescent-shaped white patch between their eyes and bill. Their upperparts and wings are black, with neatly arranged white markings between the wings, especially noticeable when floating on the water. They have golden irises. The male's bill is black, while the female's is yellow. The species is named after its author, Sir Barrow.
Detailed introduction
Barrow's Goldeneye (scientific name: Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized duck.
Barry's magpie duck forages by diving. Its diet consists mainly of insects and their larvae, worms, crustaceans, mollusks, small fish, frogs, tadpoles, and other freshwater and saltwater aquatic animals that it can utilize.
Listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 ver 3.1.
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