The male Canvasback has a reddish-chestnut head and neck, red eyes, black breast, pale-grey vermiculated central body, black rump and black-brown tail. Both sexes have a long sloping black beak and bluish-grey legs and feet.
The female has a light-brown head and neck, pale eye stripe and throat, dark-brown breast, upperparts are brownish-grey, underparts are pale grey, and dark-brown eyes.
The female has a light-brown head and neck, pale eye stripe and throat, dark-brown breast, upperparts are brownish-grey, underparts are pale grey, and dark-brown eyes.
Typical Adult is 48-56cm (19-22in).
Mainly aquatic plants, grasses, wild celery, seeds, leaves but also some molluscs, dragonflies, and insects.
Wetlands, prairie marshes surrounded by vegetation, and sub-arctic river deltas of north-west USA. Wintering along coastlines and estuaries in southern USA and Mexico.
May to early June.
7-10 (olive-green colour).
River Cottage's collection of Pochards changes regularly. Please visit us regularly to keep up-to-date with our flock
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