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Long-tailed duck

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The long-tailed duck is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the Arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is the only member of the genus Clangula. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial and Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Clangula hyemalis 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anatidae, Taxa
Source Long-tailed duck (Wikidata)

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Clangula hyemalis
Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Clangula hyemalis
Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Clangula hyemalis
Open Ocean, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Clangula hyemalis
Tundra, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Clangula hyemalis
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Long-tailed duck (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The long-tailed duck is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the Arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = VU
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3. Long-tailed duck (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26597 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Anatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Clangula hyemalis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat Regions, biome: tundra
    tundra tundra
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat Regions, biome: taiga
    taiga taiga
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Habitat Regions, biome: pelagic
    pelagic pelagic
  • In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
    bog bog
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