What is a buffleead duck?

Buffleead duck is considered one of the smallest ducks in North America. His name comes from the words Buffalo and Head, referring to the ability of the male duck duck to disrupt feathers on the head to increase its size. Buffleead ducks behave in Alaska and Canada and spend winters on American coastal waters, sometimes flying south as the coast of the Gulf of Texas. They are omnipotent sea animals and live in rivers and streams where they cover for aquatic plants, insects and small fish.

The scientific name for the Buffleead duck is Bucephala Albela . Males are black and white with purple and green feathers on their heads and large white spots under their eyes. The Buffleead female duck has a smaller patch and gray feathers. Buffleead ducks are considered highly active, with fast wing and fast metabolism. Due to their small size, they are able to quickly reach the flight without having to run along the water surface first.

birds are considered monogamous and usuallyThey keep the same partner for several years. They can behave when they are 2 years old for the spring season and prefer to nest in tree cavities, which often produce the woodpecker. Women can wait up to three days between laying each egg and can lay six to 11 in the young. Buffleead duck eggs incubate for about a month and then stay in the nest for up to 48 hours before you learn to look for food separately. Mother's Buffleead duck leaves ducks when they are about six weeks and fully independent.

Buffleead duck is considered aggressive when a woman protects her young. Some female ducks can fight the territory and the winner can leave with losers. It is not known that Buffleead ducks make loud sounds, except when Courting. Then the man makes the low sound of chatting as guttural. In search of a nesting place, the sounds of female Buffleead can also release.

that often live in small groups, one or two ducks buffleead usually serve as seizure owls, falcons and eagles, theirthe main predators while the others immerse themselves for food. The Buffleead Duck population is not considered endangered. The main threat of their existence may be the loss of their habitat from industrial activity, such as soil development and oil leakage along the coastal waters.

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