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Armenian Name: | Կարմրակտուց սուզաբադ |
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See Plate 18 for Red-crested Pochard and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 53-57 cm, Wing Span:84-88 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 78. |
Description: | Male: red bill, orange-brown head, black breast and undertail coverts, and white flanks. Female: brown with dark crown, off-white cheeks and throat. |
Behavior: | Up-ends more often than dives. Walks easily; may feed on land. |
Habitat: | Lakes bordered with reeds and sedges, marshes, rivers. |
Food: | Aquatic plants, invertebrates, small fish, amphibians. |
Nest: | Ground scrape lined with grass and down in reeds or shrubs near water. |
Eggs: | 59 mm, 5-10, pale gray. |