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Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
LN, LOTDU
EURING No:
2120
Number in Britain:
16 thousand birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
44 cm
Wingspan:
76 cm
Weight:
M/F: 730 g
Scientific name from:
L.: clangere =to resound
and L.: hiemalis =wintry (from hiemis =winter)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia & n North America, WINTERS: south to s Europe, e China and s US
Habitat:
Tundra lakes, on migration open lakes & coasts
Diet:
Aquatic invertebrates, esp. molluscs, crustaceans
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Winter:
16 thousand individuals
in 1990-00
First Record:
1694
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
20 to 50 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
54 x 38 mm
Egg Weight:
43.0 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
6 - 9 eggs
Incubation:
24- 29 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
35 - 40days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
1
Adult Survival:
0.720
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
20yr 0m
(Finland: 22yr 8m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Oldsquaw
Gaelic:
Lach-bhinn
Welsh:
Hwyaden Gynffon-hir
Danish:
Havlit
Dutch:
Ijseend
Finnish:
Alli
French:
Harelde de Miquelon
German:
Eisente
Hungarian:
Jeges réce
Icelandic:
Hávella
Irish:
Lacha Earrfhada
Italian:
Moretta codona
Norwegian:
Havelle
Polish:
Lodówka
Portuguese:
Pato-de-cauda-afilada
Spanish:
Havelda
Swedish:
Alfĺgel
Local Names: Ice Duck, Sea Pheasant
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
Cabot, D. 2009 Wildfowl Collins, London
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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