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Recordings
Width
82.0 cm
Length
52.0 cm
Information
Common passage migrant and common winter visitor. Often in inland waters and inlets of Kuwait Bay. Up to 160 individuals recorded in early December 1992. Its distinctive broad bill is used to sieve though eutrophic waters.
Where in Kuwait
More frequently found in inland pools and wetlands, mostly in the Jahra area. The male transforms into eclipse plumage in the summer and superficially resembles the female.
In the world
A short-necked dabbling duck that is mostly migratory and has a strikingly large and broad bill.
Local threats
Shooting is a threat for Geese and Ducks during passage migration.