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.םימודא וילגרו ורוקמ ,םיללוצה םיזוורבה תצובקל ךיש :שאר-תמודא הטנ .ףנכה ירוחאב ןבל םתכב רכינ ופועמ תעשב .ושאר תציצב ונממ ןטקה ידולחה ללוצהמ לדבנ .הפנכב ןבלה םתכה תא הרסחה הרוחש תינפיטקל המוד ,תוריהב הייחלו דיחא םוחש עבצ הבקנל .הלילצ ידכ ךות םגו םיננסמה םיזוורבה ךרדכ םימב ופוגו ורוקמ תעקשה ךות ןנסמ .היחמצב םירוטעה תצקמב םיחולמ וא םיקותמ םימ לש תונוגלו םימגא ,םימ יווקמ ולודיג תיב .רתויב הרידנ תפרוחו הרידנ חרוא תרבוע ץראב ב"ע ,דע םיחספ ... אזווא רב היל ולפטו אתולג שיר יבל עלקיא אבר ... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
Netta rufina S E Spain and S France through Black Sea and Turkey to N W China. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.55 cm, 850-1300 g. wingspan 85 cm. Male has eclipse plumage, iris and bill red.Female has characteristic pale sides of face and neck, contrasting with dark brown cap and hind neck, reminiscent of female Melanitta nigra, but paler with thinner, bicolored bill. Juvenile very similar to female but darker with more mottled underparts. Habitat.Deep, large lakes and lagoons of fresh or brackish waters with abundant border vegetation, mainly inland in open country, sometimes near coast, on river deltas, estuaries and other marine habitats.Food and FeedingVegetarian. Green part of aquatic plants and grass , leaves, stems, roots and seeds. Occasionally aquatic invertebrates and insects.Feeds by diving, upending head-dipping and dabbling . Breeding.Apr-May, in single pairs.Nest made of roots, twigs and leaves, lined with down, on ground with grass among vegetation near water. 8-10 eggs, (Sometimes parasitic, lays eggs in nests of other species) incubation 26 days. Chicks have olive brown down above, pale yellowish below. Sexual maturity at 1-2 years. Movements.Migratory. winters in Mediterranean basin, S W USSR, Middle East and N W India. Has occurred in Japan, Australia and N W Europe but perhaps some of these records better attributable to escapes.Status and Conservation.Not globally threatened. Locally common.Israel.In Israel the subspecies Netta rufina Very rare passage migrant accidental summer visiter. |
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