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Mareca penelope
Family: AnatidaeGenus: Marecanative in Germany
native in Germany
EEA Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2013-2018 · 90 %
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9
Plants
visited
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9
Interactions
documented
About this species
Mareca penelope is a waterbird that has been recorded in Great Britain.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
25.06 cm
Weight
770.03 g
Scientific profile
The average body mass is around 770 grams. The wing length, which serves as an approximate measure of wingspan, is about 25 centimetres.
Visited plants
9 plants are visited by this species
Carex paniceaStuckenia pectinataZostera marinaPlantago major subsp. majorEleocharis palustris subsp. waltersiiCarex otrubaeRanunculus repensCarex nigraRuppia maritima
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)
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