Fulvous Tree-Duck ( Dendrocygna bicolor )
- Sent by Rodrigo Girardi Santiago - 06/12/2006
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48cm
Identification: the body is mostly cinnamon with dark streaks on the wings.
It may be locally the commonest duck, especially in Southern Brazil wetlands, where its hunting is allowed provided the state’s quotas are respected.
Regarding its habitat this species tends occur in open wetlands, surrounded by grasslands.
Feeds mainly by grazing small grasses on the lake shores or underwater but also eats aquatic plants, aquatic insects and small fish.
It may build the nest either in a tree hole or on the aquatic plants. The female lays from 8 to 14 eggs that are sat for about one month. The offspring start to fly within 55 days after hatching.
