Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Pibeand er en mellemstor svømmeand, der tilhører familien af egentlige andefugle og den kendes bl.a. på sit pibende fløjt. Pibeanden er en meget sjælden ynglefugl i Danmark.
A medium-sized marked out by its notably round head, a short bill and a fairly short, thick neck. The breeding drake carries a rust-red head with a pale yellow forehead patch, and in flight shows large white patches on the upperwing. The female and are far plainer, ranging from grey to warm brown, with dark markings around the eye; every bird shows a sharply defined white belly patch in flight.
Voice
The drake’s call is a distinctive short, sharp piping "wiu", often opening with a "krr krkrkrr" and audible at night too; the female’s call is harder and more rattling, a "rerr" or "war-warrr" given in several variants. Birds in flight can also be told by a loud, piping sound from the wings.
Facts
Conservation status
ikke truet
Family
ducks, geese and swans
Anatidae
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This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:
- Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
- Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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