Origin
The brown-headed duck (aythya ferina ) is a relatively rare wild duck species that can be found more often in the delta and in the ponds near the Lower Course of the Danube.
The brown-headed duck is present in us both as a passerine bird and as a brooding bird during the summer.
In Europe it is a species of specific rate for the N-E part, but with higher densities of brooding pairs in the northern part. In the rest of Europe it can be seen very locally.
Feed the brown-headed duck
It is a diving duck that feeds on vegetation at the bottom of the water.
Features rate with chestnut head
The male has a brown head, black chest and tail, a whitish-grey abdomen and a grey back and wings.
The beak is black with a white spot in some specimens and the eyes are red.
The female has a brownish coloration with a lighter stripe near the eyes. Immature specimens have a dark brown plumage.
The body length is 42-49 cm, the wingspan is 72-82 cm and the weight is 0.7-1 kg.
Breeding Brown-headed duck
The nest is built in reeds in close proximity to the water. The female lays 8-10 eggs in one series per year and takes care of raising the offspring herself.
For this reason, during the summer, we will see on the pond gloss groups consisting only of males and possibly immature specimens while the females deal in isolation with the growth of the offspring.
