Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
VU
Long-tailed Duck*
Id (Atlas):
Clangula hyemalis
Description (10 )
Other Names (World)
Long-tailed Duck, Oldsquaw, Old Squaw
Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
40 - 47 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitat
Breeds on tundra. Overwinters on sea coasts.
Austria (NB), Azerbaijan (NB), Belgium (NB), Bulgaria (NB), Canada (B) (NB) (P), China (mainland), Czech Republic (NB), Denmark (NB) (P), Estonia (NB) (P), Faroe Islands (NB), Finland (B) (NB) (P), France (NB), Germany (NB) (P), Greece (NB), Greenland (B) (NB), Hungary (NB), Iceland (B) (NB), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Ireland (NB), Italy (NB), Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (NB) (P), Latvia (NB), Lithuania (NB), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (NB), Mexico, Montenegro (NB), Nepal, Netherlands Antilles (NB), North Korea, Norway (B) (NB) (P), Pakistan, Poland (NB) (P), Romania (NB), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B) (P), Russia (European) (B) (NB) (P), Serbia (NB), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (NB), Slovenia (NB), South Korea, Spain (NB), St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (B), Sweden (B) (NB) (P), Switzerland (NB), Ukraine (NB), United Kingdom (NB), USA (B).
Vagrant to Armenia, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (NB), Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Portugal, Turkey (NB).
Circumpolar, on Arctic coasts.
 
Population
Estimated population is 6,200,000 - 6,800,000 (2010).
Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Mainly molluscs and crustaceans, including mussels, cockles, clams and crabs. Also small fish, plant material.
Voice
Very noisy, males uttering a yodelling call, heard throughout the year, and at any time of day or night.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (167)... )
Listen to XC310176
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis ) [XC310176 ]
by Eetu Paljakka from Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi, Uusimaa, Finland (song)
Listen to XC291523
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis ) [XC291523 ]
by Juha Saari from Sorsele, V\u00e4sterbottens l\u00e4n, Sweden (alarm call)
Nest
On the ground, close to water.
Eggs (Guide )
6 - 9; olive or buff. Incubation: about 24 days; by male.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References .
The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
Files:
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