Listen to the Marbled duck
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About the Marbled duck
The Marbled duck is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “near threatened”. Adults have a wingspan of about 65 cm and weigh around 562 g.
What does the Marbled duck sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The marbled duck or marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) is a medium-sized species of duck from southern Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia. The scientific name, Marmaronetta angustirostris, comes from the Greek marmaros, marbled and netta, a duck, and Latin angustus, narrow or small and -rostris billed.
More from the family Anatidae
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Greylag goose
Anser anser
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Mute swan
Cygnus olor
Eurasian teal
Anas crecca
Ruddy shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Whooper swan
Cygnus cygnus
Eurasian wigeon
Mareca penelope
Common shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula
Common pochard
Aythya ferina
Frequently asked questions
What does a Marbled duck sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Marbled duck on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Marbled duck endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Marbled duck as “near threatened”.
What family does the Marbled duck belong to?
The Marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Área Metropolitana de Sevilla (near Isla Mayor), Sevilla… by Joost van Bruggen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q331447 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Marbled duck – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Taken by Adrian Pingstone in February 2004 and released to the public domain. – Public domain