Reference photo — Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Anatidae
- Size
- 47–58 cm (length)
- Weight
- 500–1050 g
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 5–10 yrs
- Habitat
- Shallow lakes, Marshes, Wet grassland
About
The gadwall is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.