Places and times seen in Munakata city

You can see it overnight at a sticky bird. With the only duck breeding in Munakata. In addition to being common in the middle area of ​​the river, it can be seen in the cypress dam and the reservoirs around the city.
From the end of May to the end of July parents brought a lot of chicks are swimming.

Characteristic

Total length 60 cm. It is plain in ducks, and males have colors like females. Unlike other ducks, they are almost same sex.
Whole body brown, white feathers with three rows of winds stand out. The face is pale, with distinctive black lines prominent. The beak is black at the base and yellow at the tip. A young bird becomes a pale color as a whole.

Habit

It can be seen in rivers and ponds. In the daytime rest on a waterside with a wide water surface, and in the evening catch food at agricultural lands. Eat plant seeds and heading.
In ducks breeding in the most familiar place in Japan, there are times when you make nests in the waterside of the city. Make nests in the grassy areas of the waterside and lay ten or so eggs.

distribution

It is distributed from East Asia to Southeast Asia. In Japan you can see it all over the country.

Other

The appearance that ten few chicks walk behind the parent bird is pretty, it is often taken up in the news.