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Scientific Name : Tadorna ferruginea
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 58 - 70 cm
Compare Size : Kite +
Wingspan : 110 - 135 cm
Migratory : Migrant
Other Names :
English : Brahminy Duck
Hindi : चकवा
Marathi : सर्जा, ब्राह्मणी बदक, चक्रवाक
Habitat:
inhabits inland water-bodies such as lakes, reservoirs and rivers
Breeding:
eight eggs
Feeding:
It is omnivorous and feeds on grasses, the young shoots of plants, grain and water plants as well as both aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | orange-brown except rump |
| Underparts | orange-brown |
| Head | pale orange-brown in male; more paler whitish in females |
| Neck | pale orange-brown in males with a narrow black collar at the bottom; more paler whitish in females and lacks the bottom collar |
| Rump | black |
| Tail | black |
| Wing Flight Feathers | black |
| Uppertail Converts | black |
| Undertail Coverts | black |
| Secondaries | iridescent green patch called speculum feathers |
| Upperwing coverts | white particularly noticeable in flight |
| Bill | black |
| Legs | dark-grey |
