Erica's Whio (Blue+Duck)+Facts

Blue Duck (Whio) Facts


 * **The Whio is a member of the duck, goose, swan family which is called the Antidae. **


 * **It is the only member of the Hymenolaimus. **


 * **The Blue Duck is dark grey with a chestnut color breast and a paler eye. **


 * Nest in hollow logs and in sheltered spots

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 * **Fights for its invertebrate food with introduced trout. **
 * they are uesally awake in the early morning and sleep late they lay 4-9 eggs males guards the nests need bouldery rivers and streams also rapids the eggs about 35 days for it to hatch and 70 weeks until it can fly blue blue duck are experts on having health in the river blue ducks shed between December and May blue ducks have special features such as head and large webbed to help them move fast in moving water the upper bill has a thick semicircle the male makes a high-pitched sound whio differences with the throat and something like a rattle call for female the adult height is 530mm tall and the males are 1000g tall and finally the females are 800g tall this species is a disease to New Zealand it's has a group of whio's that defend their river