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Welsh Harlequin Duck
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| Anas platyrhynchos | |
This duck originated from a color sport in the Khaki Campbell breed. It is a light breed layer of white or greenish eggs that was developed in 1949, not surprisingly in Wales.
Interesting Information
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Welsh Harlequins are good layers (like their forebears), produce a lean carcass, and are good foragers.
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Welsh Harlequins may be more vulnerable to predators such as birds of prey because of their light coloration.
Description
Adult Description
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Size: 51-76 cm (20-30 in)
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Weight: 2-2.25 kg (4.5 - 5lbs)
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Medium-sized duck.
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Long, thin neck.
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Pointed tail, extremely long in males.
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Male with white chest, white stripe up neck, and dark reddish brown head.
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Long, narrow wings.
Sex Differences
Female
Females have a greenish black beak, and their plumage is a creamy white color with brown stippling, with brown wings edged with white.
Male
Drakes are similar to a faded Mallard with a yellow beak.
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Habitat |
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Nests in open country with shallow, seasonal wetlands and low vegetation. Winters in wide variety of shallow inland freshwater and intertidal habitats. |
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Behavior |
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Picks food from surface of ground. Dabbles, filter-feeds at surface of water, tips-up in shallow water. |
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Food |
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Grain, seeds, weeds, aquatic insects, crustaceans, and snails. |
Taxonomy
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anserinae |
| Genus: | Anas |
| Species: | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Subspecies: | Anas platyrhynchos domesticus |
Similar Species |
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