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Recordings
Scientific Name
Anas querquedula
Arabic Name
الحذف الصيفي
Kuwaiti name
بط
Family
Width
67.0 cm
Length
41.0 cm
Similar species
Information
Common passage migrant, rare summer visitor. Up to 120 individuals recorded in September 1992. An unusual long-distance migrant that winters well south of our deserts, in Africa and southern Asia.
Where in Kuwait
Found in mixed flocks of Ducks on inland fresh water pools in Jahra area.
In the world
A slender-necked dabbling duck with a rather flat crown and straight bill. It breeds on shallow, eutrophic fresh water in lowland and steppe habitat and winters in Africa.
Local threats
Shooting is a threat for Geese and Ducks during passage migration.