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The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.
Scientific Name : Mareca strepera
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 46 – 56 cm
Compare Size : Kite -
Wingspan : 78 – 90 cm
Weight : 850 - 990 g
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : NA
Other Names :
Marathi : गडवाल, सोनूला, मलीन बदक
Habitat:
wet grassland or marshes with dense fringing vegetation
Breeding:
NA
Feeding:
plant food
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Uppertail Converts | black |
| Undertail Coverts | black |
| Wing | light-chestnut on part wings |
| Secondaries | brilliant-white speculum obvious in flight or at rest |
| Bill | In Breeding plumage black; In Non-Breeding plumage has some orange in it |
| Note : In breeding plumage overall patterned grey. In non-breeding plumage similar to female but retains the male wing pattern, and is usually greyer above and has less orange on the bill |
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| Female | |
|---|---|
| Head | paler then overall body, patterned; a very thin pale stripe running through eye |
| Neck | paler then overall body, patterned |
| Secondaries | brilliant-white speculum obvious in flight or at rest |
| Upper mandible | orange with some black on top |
| Lower mandible | orange |
| Note : overall light-brown and dark-brown patchy/scally appearance |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
