Image to followAI-generated illustrationDendrocygna viduata
Dendrocygna viduata
Family: AnatidaeGenus: Dendrocygnanative in Germany
native in Germany
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5
Plants
visited
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5
Interactions
documented
About this species
A waterbird with a predominantly plant-based diet, established in Great Britain through introductions.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
21.43 cm
Weight
674 g
Max. Lebensalter
15 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
8, 1× pro Jahr
Bebrütungsdauer
27 Tage
Ernährung & Verhalten
40% Pflanzen30% Wirbellose20% Samen10% Früchte
Scientific profile
Dendrocygna viduata is an introduced and established waterbird in Great Britain. Adults typically weigh 674 grams. Its diet consists mainly of plant matter, including seeds, fruit and other plant parts, supplemented with invertebrates. Breeding occurs once a year, with a single clutch of 8 eggs incubated for 27 days. The maximum recorded lifespan is 15 years.
Visited plants
5 plants are visited by this species
Ceratophyllum demersumPersicaria lapathifolia subsp. pallidaStuckenia pectinataBlysmus rufusZea mays
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF — Occurrence data via GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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