Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Aythya
Species
fuligula
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Iraq
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Freshwater marshes and lakes and along coastal lagoons, shorline and sheltered ponds.
Distribution and Range
Throughout temperate and northern Eurasia, occasional visitor to the US and Canada and winter in Europe and southern Asia.
Food
They eat molluscs and aquatic insects along with some plants.