Species:

Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)

Scaup (Aythya marila)

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Length (cm):
90-100
42-51
Wingspan (cm):
165-185
72-84
Weight (gram):
2000-2800
700-1300
Size group:
Bigger than a crow
Crow-size
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Appearance:

Smaller and more delicate than Crane. Front of neck and chest black, with long plumes. Immatures show only faint black markings on neck and head. Upper wing lacks pale patch close to alula, and show little contrast between secondary and primary coverts. Easily mistaken for Crane in flight if black chest is not visible. Identification by call then helpful. Wing beats significantly faster than in Crane.

Sound:

Recalls Crane but timbre very dry, almost rasping and pitch higher.

Call:

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Distribution:

Xeno-canto: map

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

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CC-sound:Oscar Campbell, Licence,Link.

CC-photo:yann coatanéa, Licence,Link.

Appearance:

Medium sized diving duck. Male with white sides and light grey,finely mottled back. Female mostly brown with prominent white feathering at base of bill (more white than most female Tufted Ducks), and often a pale cheek patch (sometimes missing in winter plumage). Large rounded head with no hint of tuft. Bill grey with much smaller, narrow, black nail than Tufted Duck. Wings with similar wing stripe as Tufted. Floats low in water.

Sound:

Male call carries only a few meters: a whistling "po-ho" last syllable slowly descending. Female calls with harsh "harr-harrr-harrr".

Female:

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Distribution:

Wikipedia: map (se also Xeno-canto below)

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

Featherbase

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Sounds:Recorded by Patrik Åberg,http://www.xeno-canto.org ,CC license

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Silhouette Group:
Heron-like
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Duck-like
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